关于词源英语的精选

o[o词源字典]interjectionoffear,surprise,admiration,etc.;seeoh.[oetymology,oorigin,英语词源]Obloodtype,1926,originally"zero,"denotingabsenceofAandBagglutinogens.......

charter：宪章，章程来自拉丁词charta,卡片，纸，词源同card,cartel。指在纸上签订的协议和条款。charter：宪章，特许状来源于拉丁语名词charta,chartae,f(纸,页)。同源词：card,cart,carton,cartoon,chart,discard......

maintain：维持，保持，保养来自古法语maintenir,保持，维持，来自拉丁语manutenere,握在手上，控制，来自manu,手，词源同manual,tenere,握住，词源同tenure,contain.引申多种词义。maintain：保持；维持；维修，保养(车辆、道路等)；支持，坚持，主......

mainstream：主流main,主要的，stream,水流。比喻用法。mainstream：主流，主要倾向 词根词缀：main主要的+stream溪流......

traction(n.)[traction词源字典]early15c.,"adrawingorpulling"(originallythepullingofadislocatedlimbtorepositionit),fromMedievalLatintractionem(nominativetractio)"adrawing"(mid-13c.),nounofactionfrom......

magnetism：磁力，吸引力magnet,磁石，-ism,主义，思想。比喻用法。magnetism：磁，磁力；吸引力 词根词缀：magnet磁铁+-ism名词词尾,现象......

contraction：收缩来自contract,收缩。contraction：收缩词根词缀：con-共同+-tract-拉+-ion名词词尾......

-ory[-ory词源字典]adjectiveandnounsuffix,"havingtodowith,characterizedby,tendingto,placefor,"fromMiddleEnglish-orie,fromOldNorthFrench-ory,-orie(OldFrench-oir,-oire),fromLatin-orius,-oria,-orium.&#1......

作为德语、法语、拉丁语、希腊语和其他语言的大杂烩，英语总是充满惊喜。有听起来很滑稽的单词，也有很多奇怪的单词，今天小编就带大家看看这些有趣的词源。Walrus（海象）有一种说法认为，海象来自荷兰，“Walvis”的意思是“鲸鱼......

smorgasbord[smorgasbord词源字典]smorgasbord:seesmear[smorgasbordetymology,smorgasbordorigin,英语词源]smorgasbord(n.)1893,fromSwedishsmörgåsbord,literally"butter-goosetable,"fromsmörgås,"sliceof......

lie[lie词源字典]lie:[OE]Englishhastwowordslie.Theverb‘recline’goesback,togetherwithitsGermanicrelatives(Germanliegen,Dutchliggen,Swedishligga.Danishligge),toaprehistoricbase*leg-,avariantofthebase*l......

从英语姓名的结构词源做姓名翻译1、英语姓名结构英语姓名的一般结构为：教名+自取名（中名）+姓。如GeorgeWalkerBush(中译：乔治o沃克o布什)。George是教名(GivenName)，按照英语民族的习俗，一般在婴儿接受洗礼的时候，由其牧师或......

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

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

单词是学习英语的基石，充实的词汇量对学习英语有着无可估量的作用。面对浩如烟海的单词，很多英语学习者感到无比的头疼。现代英语中的单词一般来说都是立意的，都有其来源或出处。如果能从词源学和历史文化的角度对这些英......

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

chase：追逐来自拉丁词captare,抓，拿，catch的同源对词，词源同capture,captive.chase：追逐，追求；雕镂，镂刻 作"追逐,追求"时,起源于拉丁语动词capere(拿取)的变体captare(企图抓取),经由古法语chacier进入英语为chasse;作"......

tract(n.1)[tract词源字典]"area,"mid-15c.,"periodorlapseoftime,"fromLatintractus"track,course,space,duration,"lit,"adrawingoutorpulling,"fromstemoftrahere"topull,draw,"fromPIEroot*tragh-"tod......

lickspittle(n.)[lickspittle词源字典]alsolick-spittle,"sycophant,abjecttoady,"1741,fromlick(v.1)+spittle.[lickspittleetymology,lickspittleorigin,英语词源]......

magnet（磁铁）：盛产磁石的希腊马格尼西亚古代希腊人在马格尼西亚（Magnesia）地区发现了一种神奇的矿石，这种矿石可以吸引金属。希腊人将这种矿石称为“hoMagneslithos”（theMagnesianstone），意思是“马格尼西亚的石头”。英语单......

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

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

contracted(adj.)[contracted词源字典]c.1600,"agreedupon,"also"shrunken,shortened,"pastparticipleadjectivefromcontract(v.).[contractedetymology,contractedorigin,英语词源]......

charm（魅力）：具有魔力的咒语英语单词charm其实和chant（吟唱、圣歌）、enchant（迷住）同源，它来自拉丁语carmen，而carmen来自chant的词源canere（唱），指的是唱的“咒语”。做动词时等于enchant，指通过念咒施展魔法来迷住。后来才衍生出......

magnificent：壮观的，宏伟的magni-,巨大的，-fic,做，制造。引申词义伟大，壮观，辉煌。magnificent：壮观的，宏伟的词根词缀：-magn-大+-i-+-fic-做,作+-ent形容词词尾......