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persona(n.)[persona詞源字典]1917,"outwardorsocialpersonality,"aJungianpsychologyterm,fromLatinpersona"person"(seeperson).Usedearlier(1909)byEzraPoundinthesense"literarycharacterrepresentingvoiceo......

chug(n.)[chug詞源字典]1866,echoicofaworkingsteamengine.Asaverb,from1884.Related:Chugged;chugging.Drinkingsenseattestedby1940s(chug-a-lug),probablyimitativeofthesoundofswallowing.[chugetymology,chugori......

-ous[-ous詞源字典]word-formingelementmakingadjectivesfromnouns,meaning"having,fullof,havingtodowith,doing,inclinedto,"fromOldFrench-ous,-eux,fromLatin-osus(compare-ose(1)).Inchemistry,"havingalower......

distract(v.)[distract詞源字典]mid-14c.,"todrawasunderorapart,toturnaside"(literalandfigurative),fromLatindistractus,pastparticipleofdistrahere"drawindifferentdirections,"fromdis-"away"(seedis-)+......

lictor(n.)[lictor詞源字典]late14c.,fromLatinlictor,literally"binder,"frompastparticiplestemof*ligere"tobind,collect,"collateralformofligare(seeligament).[lictoretymology,lictororigin,英語詞源]......

personal(adj.)[personal詞源字典]late14c.,"pertainingtotheself,"fromOldFrenchpersonal(12c.,ModernFrenchpersonnel),fromLateLatinpersonalis"pertainingtoaperson,"fromLatinpersona(seeperson).Meaning"a......

smear[smear詞源字典]smear:[OE]SmearcomesfromaprehistoricGermanic*smerwjan,whichalsoproducedGermanschmieren,Dutchsmeren,Swedishsmörja,andDanishsmøre.TheSwedishandDanishwordsfor‘butter’,smörandsmø......

blithe(adj.)[blithe詞源字典]OldEnglishbliþe"joyous,kind,cheerful,pleasant,"fromProto-Germanic*blithiz"gentle,kind"(cognates:OldSaxonbliði"bright,happy,"MiddleDutchblide,Dutchblijde,OldNorsebli......

lid[lid詞源字典]lid:[OE]TheprehistoricGermanicancestoroflidwas*khlitham,whichalsoproducedDutchlidandthe-lidofGermanaugenlid‘eyelid’.ItcomesultimatelyfromtheIndo-Europeanbase*kli-‘cover,shut’.[lide......

personally(adv.)[personally詞源字典]late14c.,frompersonal+-ly(2).Meaning"asfarasI'mconcerned"isfrom1849.[personallyetymology,personallyorigin,英語詞源]......

o[o詞源字典]interjectionoffear,surprise,admiration,etc.;seeoh.[oetymology,oorigin,英語詞源]Obloodtype,1926,originally"zero,"denotingabsenceofAandBagglutinogens.......

-our[-our詞源字典]see-or.[-ouretymology,-ourorigin,英語詞源]......

personalize(v.)[personalize詞源字典]1747,frompersonal+-ize.Related:Personalized;personalizing.[personalizeetymology,personalizeorigin,英語詞源]......

Lido[Lido詞源字典]famousresortislandoffVenice,fromItalianlido,fromLatinlitus"shore."[Lidoetymology,Lidoorigin,英語詞源]......

person[person詞源字典]person:[13]Latinpersōnaoriginallydenoteda‘mask,particularlyonewornbyanactor’(itmayhavebeenborrowedfromEtruscanphersu‘mask’).Itgraduallyevolvedthrough‘characterplayedbyanact......

licking(n.)[licking詞源字典]"anactoflickingorlapping,"late14c.,frompresentparticipleoflick(v.1);meaning"abeating"is1756,fromlick(v.2).[lickingetymology,lickingorigin,英語詞源]......

contraction(n.)[contraction詞源字典]late14c.,"actionofmakingacontract"(especiallyofmarriage),also"actionofshrinkingorshortening,"fromOldFrenchcontraction(13c.),ordirectlyfromLatincontractionem(nom......

contracted(adj.)[contracted詞源字典]c.1600,"agreedupon,"also"shrunken,shortened,"pastparticipleadjectivefromcontract(v.).[contractedetymology,contractedorigin,英語詞源]......

smorgasbord[smorgasbord詞源字典]smorgasbord:seesmear[smorgasbordetymology,smorgasbordorigin,英語詞源]smorgasbord(n.)1893,fromSwedishsmörgåsbord,literally"butter-goosetable,"fromsmörgås,"sliceof......

tractor[tractor詞源字典]tractor:[17]TractorisoneofalargefamilyofEnglishwordsthatcomefromtractus,thepastparticipleofLatintrahere‘pull’(othersincludeabstract[14],attract,contract,detract[15],distract[......

lickspittle(n.)[lickspittle詞源字典]alsolick-spittle,"sycophant,abjecttoady,"1741,fromlick(v.1)+spittle.[lickspittleetymology,lickspittleorigin,英語詞源]......

personable(adj.)[personable詞源字典]"pleasinginone'sperson,"early15c.,fromperson+-able,orelsefromMiddleFrenchpersonable.Related:Personably.[personableetymology,personableorigin,英語詞源]......

-osity[-osity詞源字典]word-formingelementmakingnounsfromadjectivesin-ous,-ose(1);fromFrench-osité,fromLatin-ositatem(nominative-ositas),properly-ose+-ity.[-osityetymology,-osityorigin,英語詞源]......

retract(v.)[retract詞源字典]early15c.,"todraw(something)back,"fromOldFrenchretracter(14c.)anddirectlyfromLatinretractus,pastparticipleofretrahere"todrawback"(seeretraction).Senseof"torevoke,recan......

personage(n.)[personage詞源字典]mid-15c.,"bodyofaperson"(withregardtoappearance),fromOldFrenchpersonage"size,stature,"also"adignitary"(13c.),fromMedievalLatinpersonaticum(11c.),frompersona(seepe......