Etymology
[ ,ɛtɪ'mɑlədʒi ]
出国 Abroad
n. 词源学，词源说明;
💡 词根助记
etymo真正的+logy...学→词真正来源的学科 → 词源学
📝 例句
A specialist in etymology.
词源学家
The hippies' etymology is contentious.
关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的。
folk [ popular ] etymology
俗词源学, 民间词源
a lexicographer who specializes in etymology.
一个专攻字词来源的词典编篡者。
To trace and state the etymology of.
追溯字的词源追溯、阐述或说明…的词源
🌱 联想助记
stem 源于
📖 牛津释义
etymology
n
1 [U] study of the origin and history of words and their meanings 词源学.
2 [C] account of the origin and history of a particular word 词源
This dictionary does not give etymologies. 这部词典不介绍词源.
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This spring is the origin of the brook.
这泉水是那条小河的源头。
Opportunity only knocks once.
机不可失，时不再来。
Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
船上许多游客开始同商贩讨价还价起来，但我打定主意上岸之前什么也不买。