英語(yǔ)詞源

• zealous 英文詞源 zealous (adj.) 1520s, from Medieval Latin zelosus "full of zeal" (source of Italian zeloso , Spanish celoso ), from zelus (see zeal ). Related: Zealously , zealousness . 中文詞源 zealous ：熱衷的，熱情的，熱心的 詞源同jealous，參見jealous. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zealous 詞源， zealous 含義。
• zebra crossing 英文詞源 Belisha beacon "(In the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a striped post on the pavement at each end of a zebra crossing", 1930s: named after Leslie Hore- Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced. 中文詞源 zebra crossing ：斑馬線 參見pelican crossing. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英
• zen 英文詞源 Zen (n.) school of Mahayana Buddhism, 1727, from Japanese, from Chinese ch'an , ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana "thought, meditation," from PIE root *dheie- "to see, look" (cognates: Greek sema "sign, mark, token"). As an adjective from 1881. 中文詞源 Zen ：禪 由日語(yǔ)傳入英語(yǔ)，來自漢語(yǔ)禪，最終來自梵語(yǔ)dhyana,思考，沉思，來自PIE*dheie,看，思考，詞源
• zinnia 英文詞源 zinnia (n.) genus of herbs of the aster family, 1767, from Modern Latin (Linn?us, 1763), named for German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1729-1759) + abstract noun ending -ia . 中文詞源 zinnia ：百日草，百日菊 這是一種一年生草本花卉，屬菊科，原產(chǎn)墨西哥，在我國(guó)各地園林及居民庭院廣泛栽培，漢語(yǔ)稱作“百日草”或“百日菊”，
• zip code 英文詞源 zip code "A postal code consisting of five or nine digits", 1960s: Zip , acronym from zone improvement plan . 中文詞源 zip code ：郵政編碼 1963年美國(guó)郵政部為了便于郵件的分揀和投遞采用了郵政編碼制，稱zip code。zip系Zone Improvement Plan（區(qū)域改進(jìn)方案）的首字母縮略詞，因和英語(yǔ)原有的zip（子彈的尖嘯聲）一詞同形同音，
• zzz 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random werewolf werewolf: [OE] Etymologically, a werewolf is probably a ‘man-wolf’. Its first element, were -, is generally assumed to be the same word as the long obsolete Old English noun wer ‘man’ (a relative of Latin vir ‘man’, from which English gets virile ). = virile , world 中文詞源 zzz ：打呼嚕 字母Z在英國(guó)
• zero hour 英文詞源 zero hour "The time at which a planned operation, typically a military one, is set to begin", First World War: from zero + hour . 中文詞源 zero hour ：進(jìn)攻時(shí)間；決定性時(shí)刻；關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻 原為軍事用語(yǔ)，直譯作“零時(shí)”，用以指采取軍事行動(dòng)或發(fā)起進(jìn)攻的時(shí)刻，以后詞義逐漸擴(kuò)大，也用于其他場(chǎng)合，喻指“開始行動(dòng)的時(shí)刻”、“
• Zelos 英文詞源 jealous jealous: [13] Etymologically, jealousy and zeal are two sides of the same coin. Both come ultimately from Greek zelos . This passed into post-classical Latin as zēlus , which later produced the adjective zēlōsus . Old French took this over as gelos or jelous and passed it on to English. The Greek word denoted ‘jealousy’ as well as ‘fervour, enthusiasm’, and it is th
• zipper 英文詞源 zipper (n.) 1925, probably an agent noun from zip (v.1). The trademark taken out on the name that year applied to a boot with zippers, not to the "lightning fastener" itself, which was so called by 1927. 中文詞源 zipper ：拉鏈 “拉鏈”在英語(yǔ)中通稱zipper，在美國(guó)英語(yǔ)中尤為常用。從構(gòu)詞上來看，zipper系z(mì)ip加后綴-er而成（按詞綴法規(guī)則，輔音字
• Z 英文詞源 Z not a native letter in Old English; in Anglo-French words it represents the "ts" sound (as in Anglo-French fiz , from Latin filius , modern Fitz ); from late 13c. it began to be used for the voiced "s" sound and had fully taken that role by 1400. For letter name, see zed . Thou whoreson Zed, thou vnnecessary Letter. ["King Lear," II.ii.69] Series of z s to represent a buzzing sound
• zymurgy 英文詞源 zymurgy (n.) branch of chemistry which deals with wine-making and brewing, 1868, from Greek zymo- , comb. form of zyme "a leaven" (from PIE root *yeue- ; see juice ) + -ourgia "a working," from ergon "work" (see organ ). The last word in many standard English dictionaries (and this one); but Century Dictionary ends with Zyxomma ("A genus of Indian dragon-flies") and in the OED [2nd ed
• zygote 英文詞源 zygote (n.) 1880, coined 1878 by German cytologist Eduard Strasburger (1844-1912), the widespread attribution to William Bateson being apparently erroneous; from Greek zygotos "yoked," from zygon "yoke" (see jugular ). 中文詞源 zygote ：合子，受精卵 來自PIE*yeug,連接，詞源同join,yoke,conjugate。用以指合子，受精卵。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源
• zydeco 英文詞源 zydeco (n.) 1949, perhaps from Creole French pronunciation of French les haricots "the beans," part of the title of a popular dance tune ( "les haricots sont pas salés" ). 中文詞源 zydeco ：柴迪科舞曲 詞源不詳，可能來自法語(yǔ)les haricots的方言發(fā)音，豆子，用以指這種舞曲的民間性和通俗性。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版：
• zwieback 英文詞源 zwieback (n.) 1894, from German Zweiback "biscuit," literally "twice-baked," from zwei "two, twice" + backen "to bake;" loan-translation of Italian biscotto (see biscuit ). 中文詞源 zwieback ：烤干面包片 來自biscuit對(duì)應(yīng)的德語(yǔ)拼寫形式。參見biscuit. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zwieback 詞源， zwieback 含義。 zwieback ：烤干面包
• Zuni 英文詞源 Zuni (n.) native people and language of New Mexico, 1834, from Spanish, from a local native word. 中文詞源 Zuni ：祖尼人（美洲土著） 新墨西哥種族名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： Zuni 詞源， Zuni 含義。
• Zulu 英文詞源 Zulu (n.) one of a Bantu people of South Africa, 1824, a native name. As radio code word for -z- from 1960. 中文詞源 Zulu ：南非祖魯人 南非種族名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： Zulu 詞源， Zulu 含義。
• zucchini 英文詞源 zucchini (n.) 1915 in English cookery books, 1910 in travel books about Italy as an Italian word (defined as "an odd kind of little squash, very tender and palatable"), from Italian, plural of zucchino , diminutive of zucca "gourd, squash," perhaps from Late Latin cucutia , which is of unknown origin. 中文詞源 zucchini ：小胡瓜 來自意大利語(yǔ)zucca,葫蘆，詞源可能同c
• zoster 英文詞源 zoster (n.) kind of seaweed, c. 1600, Latin, from Greek zoster "girdle," originally "warrior's belt," from zonnynai (see zone (n.)). Meaning "shingles" is from 1706; in the literal sense, "a belt or girdle, especially for men," from 1824. 中文詞源 zoster ：帶狀疹子 來自希臘語(yǔ)zoster,帶子，腰帶，詞源同zone。后用做皮膚病指帶狀疹子。比較shingles. 該詞
• Zoroastrianism 英文詞源 Zoroastrianism (n.) 1854, from Zoroastrian + -ism . 中文詞源 Zoroastrianism ：波斯拜火教 來自古波斯語(yǔ)Zarathushtra,該教創(chuàng)始人，宗教導(dǎo)師，字面意思可能是管理駱駝的人，來自*zarant,老的，管理，ushtra,駱駝。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： Zoroastrianism 詞源， Zoroastrianism 含義。 Zoroastrianism ：波斯拜火
• zorbing 英文詞源 zorbing "A sport in which one is secured inside a large transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills", 1990s: invented word from zorb (the name of the ball used in this activity) + -ing 1 . 中文詞源 zorbing ：滾人球運(yùn)動(dòng)（人在大型透明塑料球中沿地面或山坡翻滾） 來自zorb,一種大型透明塑料球，杜撰詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源
• zoot suit 英文詞源 zoot suit (n.) 1942, American English slang, the first element probably a nonsense reduplication of suit (compare reet pleat , drape shape from the same jargon). 中文詞源 zoot suit ：佐特套裝 一種非裔美國(guó)音樂家推崇的服飾，zoot可能簡(jiǎn)單的來自suit的韻律重復(fù)。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zoot suit 詞源， zoot suit 含義。
• zoom 英文詞源 zoom (v.) 1886, of echoic origin. Gained popularity c. 1917 as aviators began to use it. As a noun from 1917. The photographer's zoom lens is from 1936, from the specific aviation sense of zoom as "to quickly move closer." 中文詞源 zoom ：快速移動(dòng) 擬聲詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zoom 詞源， zoom 含義。
• zoology 英文詞源 zoology (n.) "science of animals," 1660s, from Modern Latin zoologia , from Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo- ) + -logia "study" (see -logy ). 中文詞源 zoology ：動(dòng)物學(xué) zoo-,動(dòng)物，來自PIE*gweie,存活，生命，詞源biology,quick,vital，-logy,學(xué)說。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zoology 詞源， zoology 含義。 zoology ：動(dòng)物學(xué) zoo-,動(dòng)物
• zoolatry 英文詞源 zoolatry (n.) "worship of animals or an animal," 1817, from zoo- + -latry . Related: Zoolater ; zoolatrous . 中文詞源 zoolatry ：動(dòng)物崇拜 zoo-,動(dòng)物，-latry,崇拜，詞源同idolatry. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zoolatry 詞源， zoolatry 含義。 zoolatry ：動(dòng)物崇拜 zoo-,動(dòng)物，-latry,崇拜，詞源同 idolatry.
• zoo 英文詞源 zoo zoo: [19] Greek zóion meant ‘a(chǎn)nimal’ (it came from the Indo-European base * gwei -, which also lies behind English biology , quick , and vital ). From it was formed modern Latin zōologia ‘study of animals’, which English adapted as zoology [17]. Zoological was derived from this in the 19th century, and when the Zoological Society of London opened their exhibition of live
• zonk 英文詞源 zonk (v.) 1950, "to hit hard;" 1968, "to put into a stupor;" slang term, of echoic origin. 中文詞源 zonk ：使筋疲力盡，使疲憊不堪 擬聲詞，擊打的聲音。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zonk 詞源， zonk 含義。
• zone 英文詞源 zone (n.) late 14c., from Latin zona "geographical belt, celestial zone," from Greek zone "a belt, the girdle worn by women at the hips," related to zonnynai "to gird," from PIE root *yos- "to gird" (cognates: Avestan yasta- "girt," Lithuanian juosiu "to gird," Old Church Slavonic po-jasu "girdle"). The 10c. Anglo-Saxon treatise on astronomy translates Latin quinque zonas as fyf gyrdl
• zombie 英文詞源 zombie zombie: [19] Zombie was originally the name of a snake-god in the voodoo cult of West Africa, and later of the Caribbean, and it comes from a West African language (it is related to Kongo nzambi ‘god’ and zumbi ‘fetish’). It was later applied to a reanimated corpse in the voodoo cult, and a ghoulish sense of humour transferred the English word in the 1930s to a ‘catat
• zither 英文詞源 zither zither: see guitar zither (n.) stringed musical instrument, 1850, from German Zither , from Old High German zitara , from Latin cithara , from Greek kithara (see guitar ). 中文詞源 zither ：齊特琴 來自拉丁語(yǔ)cithara,詞源同guitar. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zither 詞源， zither 含義。 zither ：齊特琴 來自拉丁語(yǔ) cithara,詞源
• zit 英文詞源 zit (n.) "acne pimple," 1966, originally U.S. teenager slang, of unknown origin. 中文詞源 zit ：丘疹 校園俚語(yǔ)，詞源不詳。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zit 詞源， zit 含義。
• zirconium 英文詞源 zirconium (n.) metallic chemical element, 1808, coined by German chemist and mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) in 1789; so called because it was found in zircon . 中文詞源 zirconium ：鋯 來自zircon,鋯石，因這種金屬元素發(fā)現(xiàn)于鋯石而得名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zirconium 詞源， zirconium 含義。 zirconium ：鋯
• zircon 英文詞源 zircon (n.) 1794, circon , also jargon , new name given in chemistry to jacinth , from French zircone and German Zirkon (compare French jargon , Italian giargone ), from Arabic zarqun "cinnabar, bright red," from Persian zargun "gold-colored," from Avestan zari- "gold-colored," from zar "gold." 中文詞源 zircon ：鋯石 來自阿拉伯語(yǔ)zarqun,朱砂，鮮紅色。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞
• zippy 英文詞源 zippy (adj.) 1904, from zip (n.) "energy, force" (1900, from zip (v.1)) + -y (2). 中文詞源 zippy ：快速的 來自zip,快速。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zippy 詞源， zippy 含義。
• Zippo 英文詞源 Zippo (n.) proprietary name of a brand of cigarette lighter, patented 1934 by Zippo Manufacturing Co., Bradford, Pa. 中文詞源 Zippo ：芝寶牌打火機(jī) 品牌名，以生產(chǎn)打火機(jī)著名，來自其創(chuàng)始人George G Blaisdell在1932年為公司命名的時(shí)候，覺得Zippo很符合打火機(jī)的意味，因而命名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： Zippo
• Ziploc bag 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random rat rat: [OE] Rat is a general western European term, with relatives in French rat , Italian ratto , Spanish rata , German ratte , Dutch rat , Swedish r?atta , and Danish rotte . These all come from Vulgar Latin * rattus , whose origin is unknown. 中文詞源 Ziploc bag ：自封袋 商標(biāo)名，即zipper-lock bag. 該詞的英語(yǔ)
• zip 英文詞源 zip (v.1) "move rapidly," 1852, of echoic origin. Meaning "close with a zipper" is from 1932. Related: Zipped ; zipping . ZIP (adj.) 1963, in U.S. postal ZIP code, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan , no doubt chosen with conscious echo of zip (v.1). zip (n.2) "zero," 1900, student slang for a grade of zero on a test, etc.; of unknown origin; compare zilch . zip (v.2) "to close or f
• Zionism 英文詞源 Zionism (n.) "movement for forming (later supporting) a Jewish national state in Palestine," 1896, from German Zionismus (from Zion + Latin-derived suffix -ismus ; see -ism ); first recorded 1886 in "Selbstemancipation," by "Matthias Acher" (pseudonym of Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937)). 中文詞源 Zionism ：錫安主義，猶太復(fù)國(guó)主義 Zion,錫安，-ism,主義，即猶太人要求
• Zion 英文詞源 Zion late Old English Sion , from Greek Seon , from Hebrew Tsiyon , name of a Canaanite hill fortress in Jerusalem captured by David and called in the Bible "City of David." It became the center of Jewish life and worship. 中文詞源 Zion ：錫安，猶太人的精神家園 來自希伯來語(yǔ)Tsiyon，耶路撒冷的一個(gè)迦南要塞，猶太人的精神家園，在圣經(jīng)中為”C
• zinger 英文詞源 zinger (n.) "cruel quip," 1970, from zing + -er (1). Earlier it was baseball slang for "fastball" (by 1957). 中文詞源 zinger ：妙語(yǔ) 來自zing,呼嘯，比喻用法。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zinger 詞源， zinger 含義。 zinger ：妙語(yǔ) 來自 zing,呼嘯，比喻用法。
• zing 英文詞源 zing (n.) 1911, "high pitched sound," of echoic origin. Slang meaning "energy, zest" is attested from 1918. Verb is from 1920; meaning "to deliver a stinging witticism or retort" is by 1975. 中文詞源 zing ：呼嘯疾行 擬聲詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zing 詞源， zing 含義。
• zinc 英文詞源 zinc (n.) 1650s, zinke , from German Zink , perhaps related to Zinke "prong, point;" said to have been used first by Paracelsus (c. 1526) on analogy of the form of its crystals after smelting. Zinke is from Old High German zint "a point, jag," from Proto-Germanic *teng- "tine" (cognates: Old Norse tindr "point, top, summit," Old English tind "prong, spike"), from PIE *denk- "to bite."
• Zimmer frame 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random bribe bribe: [14] The origin of bribe is obscure, and its semantic history is particularly involved. The word first turns up in Old French, as a noun meaning ‘piece of bread, especially one given to a beggar’. From this, the progression of senses seems to have been to a more general ‘a(chǎn)lms’; then to the ‘practice of liv
• zillion 英文詞源 zillion (n.) 1942, arbitrary coinage with no definite numerical value; first recorded in "Billboard." 中文詞源 zillion ：大量 根據(jù)million,billion等詞杜撰出來的一個(gè)詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zillion 詞源， zillion 含義。 zillion ：大量 根據(jù) million,billion 等詞杜撰出來的一個(gè)詞。
• zilch 英文詞源 zilch (n.) "nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch ). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated c. 1922 in U.S. college or theater slang. Probably a nonsense syllable, suggestive of the end of the alphabet, but
• zigzag 英文詞源 zigzag "A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns", Early 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack , symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications. 中文詞源 zigzag ：Z字形 來自法語(yǔ)，詞源不確定，可能根據(jù)字母Z杜撰出來的一個(gè)韻律重復(fù)詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zigzag 詞源
• ziggurat 英文詞源 ziggurat (n.) also zikkurat , 1858, from Assyrian ziqquratu "height, pinnacle," from zaqaru "to be high." 中文詞源 ziggurat ：塔廟 來自敘利亞語(yǔ)，頂點(diǎn)，尖塔。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： ziggurat 詞源， ziggurat 含義。
• Zeus 英文詞源 Zeus supreme god of the ancient Greeks and master of the others, 1706, from Greek, from PIE *dewos- "god" (cognates: Latin deus "god," Old Persian daiva- "demon, evil god," Old Church Slavonic deivai , Sanskrit deva- ), from root *dyeu- "to gleam, to shine;" also the root of words for "sky" and "day" (see diurnal ). The god-sense is originally "shining," but "whether as originally sun
• zeugma 英文詞源 zeugma (n.) 1580s, "a single word (usually a verb or adjective) made to refer to two or more nouns in a sentence" (but properly applying to only one of them), from Greek zeugma , "a zeugma; that which is used for joining; boat bridge," literally "a yoking," from zeugnynai "to yoke" (see jugular ). 中文詞源 zeugma ：軛式搭配 來自希臘語(yǔ)zeugma,連接，軛，來自PIE*yeug,連
• zeta 英文詞源 zeta (n.) sixth letter of the Greek alphabet; see zed . 中文詞源 zeta ：希臘字母表的第六個(gè)字母Z 來自希伯來語(yǔ)zayin,武器，因字母Z在古希伯來語(yǔ)形似如鉤子的武器而得名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zeta 詞源， zeta 含義。
• zero 英文詞源 zero zero: [17] In common with many other English mathematical terms, zero comes ultimately from Arabic. Its distant ancestor is Arabic sifr , a noun use of an adjective meaning ‘empty’, which also produced English cipher . It passed into English via Old Spanish zero and French zéro . = cipher zero (n.) "figure which stands for naught in the Arabic notation," also "the absence of
• Zeppelin 英文詞源 zeppelin (n.) 1900, from German Zeppelin , short for Zeppelinschiff "Zeppelin ship," after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general who perfected its design. Compare blimp . Related: Zeppelinous . 中文詞源 Zeppelin ：齊柏林飛艇 縮寫自德語(yǔ)Zeppelinshiff,即Zeppelin ship,以其設(shè)計(jì)者19世紀(jì)德國(guó)將軍Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin命名。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞
• zenith 英文詞源 zenith zenith: [14] Arabic samt arrās means literally ‘path over the head’. Samt ‘path, road’ made its way via Old Spanish zenit and Old French cenit into English as zenith , bringing with it the metaphorical application to the ‘point in the sky directly overhead’. The plural of samt , sumūt , is the ultimate source of English azimuth [14]. = azimuth zenith (n.) "point o
• Zen 英文詞源 Zen (n.) school of Mahayana Buddhism, 1727, from Japanese, from Chinese ch'an , ultimately from Sanskrit dhyana "thought, meditation," from PIE root *dheie- "to see, look" (cognates: Greek sema "sign, mark, token"). As an adjective from 1881. 中文詞源 Zen ：禪 由日語(yǔ)傳入英語(yǔ)，來自漢語(yǔ)禪，最終來自梵語(yǔ)dhyana,思考，沉思，來自PIE*dheie,看，思考，詞源
• zeitgeist 英文詞源 zeitgeist (n.) 1848, from German Zeitgeist (Herder, 1769), "spirit of the age," literally "time-spirit," from Zeit "time" (see tide (n.)) + Geist "spirit" (see ghost (n.)). Carlyle has it as a German word in "Sartor Resartus" (1840) and translates it as "Time-Spirit." 中文詞源 zeitgeist ：時(shí)代精神 來自德語(yǔ)Zeitgeist，來自Zeit,時(shí)間，時(shí)代，詞源同tide,Geist,精神，
• zebu 英文詞源 zebu (n.) Asiatic ox, 1774, from French zebu , ultimately of Tibetan origin. First shown in Europe at the Paris fair of 1752. 中文詞源 zebu ：瘤牛 來自藏語(yǔ)。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zebu 詞源， zebu 含義。
• zebra 英文詞源 zebra (n.) c. 1600, from Italian zebra , perhaps via Portuguese, earlier applied to a now-extinct wild ass, of uncertain origin, said to be Congolese [OED], or Amharic [Klein], but perhaps ultimately from Latin equiferus "wild horse," from equus "horse" (see equine ) + ferus (see fierce ). Related: Zebrine ; zebroid . 中文詞源 zebra ：斑馬 可能來自非洲剛果土著語(yǔ)?；騺?/span>
• zealotry 英文詞源 zealotry (n.) "excessive or undue zeal, fanaticism," 1650s, from zealot + -ry . 中文詞源 zealotry ：狂熱行為 來自zeal,狂熱。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zealotry 詞源， zealotry 含義。
• zapper 英文詞源 zapper (n.) electrical pest-killer, 1970, from zap . 中文詞源 zapper ：搖控器，滅殺器 來自zap,快速移動(dòng)，殺死，引申詞義遙控器，殺蟲器。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： zapper 詞源， zapper 含義。 zapper ：搖控器，殺蟲器 來自 zap,快速移動(dòng)，殺死，引申詞義遙控器，殺蟲器。
• zap 英文詞源 zap 1929 as a sound, 1942 as a verb; a comic strip word (especially from "Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century"), of imitative origin. Meaning "erase electronically" is 1982. Related: Zapped ; zapping . 中文詞源 zap ：快速移動(dòng)，殺死 來自兒童連環(huán)畫根據(jù)快速移動(dòng)的聲音創(chuàng)造出來的一個(gè)詞，引申詞義殺死。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英
• zany 英文詞源 zany zany: [16] Zany originated as the name of a character in the old Italian commedia dell’arte, who tried, rather feebly, to mimic the antics of the clown. It came from Italian Zanni , a Venetian and Lombardic variant of Gianni , the pet form of Giovanni (the Italian equivalent of English John ). Its meaning was broadened out to ‘buffoon’ in the 17th century, but it does not s
• zest 英文詞源 zest (n.) 1670s, from French zeste "piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring," of unknown origin. Sense of "thing that adds flavor" is 1709; that of "keen enjoyment" first attested 1791. 中文詞源 zest （風(fēng)味）：用來增加飲料口味的水果皮 在古代，法國(guó)人喝飲料時(shí)，喜歡在飲料中添加一些新鮮的檸檬皮或柑橘皮，用來增加飲料的口
• zephyr 英文詞源 zephyr (n.) mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus , from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire , Spanish zefiro , Italian zeffiro ), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean . 中文詞源 zephyr （和風(fēng)）：希臘
• zeal 英文詞源 zeal zeal: [14] Zeal is closely related to jealousy . It comes via late Latin zēlus from Greek zélos ‘fervour, jealousy’. The medieval Latin derivative zēlōsus has left English a double legacy: zealous [16] and (via Old French) jealous . = jealous zeal (n.) "passionate ardor in pursuit of an objective or course of action," late 14c., from Old French zel (Modern French zèle )
• zodiac 英文詞源 zodiac zodiac: [14] The zodiac is etymologically a circle of ‘little animals’. Greek zóidion originally denoted a ‘carved figure of an animal’ (it was a diminutive of zóion ‘a(chǎn)nimal’, a relative of English zoo ). From it was derived the adjective zōidiakós , which was used in the expression zōidiakós kúklos ‘circle of carved figures’, denoting the twelve figures
• yeah 英文詞源 yeah American English, colloquial, by 1863, from drawling pronunciation of yes . 中文詞源 yeah ：是 yeah 和 yes 雖為同義詞，但僅在口語(yǔ)中使用。 yeah 可能源自德語(yǔ)、荷蘭語(yǔ)的 ja 'yes' ，與 yea 有親緣關(guān)系。參見yes. 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yeah 詞源， yeah 含義。
• yoyo 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random martial martial: [14] Latin mārtiālis denoted ‘of Mars, the god of war’ (his name goes back to an early Latin Māvors ). In its journey via Old French to English it acquired the meaning ‘of war’. The application of the name Mars to the red planet dates back to Roman times, as does the adjective Martian [14] (from Latin
• yesman 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random novice novice: see novel 中文詞源 yesman ：唯唯諾諾的人 像hot dog（熱狗）一樣，據(jù)信這也是美國(guó)著名漫畫家多甘（T.D.Dorgan,1877-1929）創(chuàng)造的一個(gè)詞。yesman 首次見于他1913年畫的一幅名為 "Give the First Edition the Once Over" 的漫畫。上面畫著一位報(bào)紙編輯和他的幾位助
• Y 英文詞源 Y a late-developing letter in English. Called ipsilon in German, upsilon in Greek, the English name is of obscure origin. The sound at the beginning of yard , yes , yield , etc. is from Old English words with initial g- as in got and y- as in yet , which were considered the same sound and often transcribed as ? , known as yogh . The system was altered by French scribes, who brought o
• yurt 英文詞源 yurt (n.) "house or hut of the natives of north and central Asia," 1784, ultimately from Russian yurta , from a Turkic language and originally meaning "home, dwelling." 中文詞源 yurt ：蒙古包 來自土耳其語(yǔ)。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yurt 詞源， yurt 含義。
• yuppify 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random print print: [13] Latin premere meant ‘press’ (its past participial stem press - underlies English press ). It passed into Old French as preindre , whose past participle formed the basis of a noun preinte ‘impression, impressed mark’ – source of English print . The verb first used for the activity of ‘printing books’
• yuppie 英文詞源 yuppie yuppie: [20] Yuppie is an acronym, formed in the USA from the initial letters of ‘young urban professional’. It came on the scene in 1984, and at first competed with yumpie (formed from ‘young upwardly mobile people’). It was yuppie which won out, and indeed has thrived to such an extent as to produce a whole range of (more or less ephemeral) clones such as buppie ‘bl
• yummy 英文詞源 yummy "delicious," 1899, from baby talk. Yum-yum as an exclamation of pleasure is recorded from 1878. 中文詞源 yummy ：好吃的 兒語(yǔ)擬聲詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yummy 詞源， yummy 含義。
• Yuletide 英文詞源 yuletide (n.) late 15c., from yule + tide . 中文詞源 Yuletide ：圣誕節(jié)期間 Yule,圣誕節(jié)，tide,到來，期間。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： Yuletide 詞源， Yuletide 含義。 Yuletide ：圣誕節(jié)期間 Yule,圣誕節(jié)，tide,到來，期間。 yummy 好吃的
• Yule 英文詞源 Yule Yule: [OE] Old English gēol , the ancestor of modern English Yule , was originally the name of a pre-Christian mid-winter festival, but it later came to be applied to ‘Christmas’. It was related to Old Norse jól ‘mid-winter festival’ (possible source of English jolly ), but where it ultimately came from is not known. It has been speculated that it may be descended from
• yuck 英文詞源 yuck (1) exclamation of disgust, 1966, origin perhaps echoic (compare Newfoundland slang yuck "to vomit," 1963; U.S. slang yuck "despised person," 1943; provincial English yuck "the itch, mange, scabies"). Variant yech is by 1969. yuck (2) "laugh," 1938, yock , probably imitative. 中文詞源 yuck ：惡心 模仿嘔吐的聲音。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版：
• yucca 英文詞源 yucca (n.) Central and South American name for the cassava plant, 1550s, from Spanish yuca , juca (late 15c.), probably from Taino, native language of Haiti. 中文詞源 yucca ：劍蘭 來自加勒比海地語(yǔ)。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yucca 詞源， yucca 含義。
• yuan 英文詞源 yuan (n.) Chinese unit of currency introduced 1914, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle." 中文詞源 yuan ：元 來自漢語(yǔ)元。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yuan 詞源， yuan 含義。
• yttrium 英文詞源 yttrium metallic rare-earth element, 1866, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797-1858) from Ytterby , name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found. 中文詞源 yttrium ：釔 因發(fā)現(xiàn)自瑞典Ytterby鎮(zhèn)而得名，該地字面意思為outer village(by). 1794年在瑞典小鎮(zhèn)伊特比的黑石中發(fā)現(xiàn)了化學(xué)元素“釔”，決定用
• ytterbium 英文詞源 ytterbium (n.) metallic rare-earth element, 1879, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797-1858) from Ytterby , name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found. 中文詞源 ytterbium ：鐿 因發(fā)現(xiàn)自瑞典Ytterby鎮(zhèn)而得名，該地字面意思為outer village(by). 1794年在瑞典小鎮(zhèn)伊特比的黑石中發(fā)現(xiàn)了化學(xué)元素“釔”，
• yo-yo 英文詞源 yo-yo (n.) 1915, apparently from a language of the Philippines. Registered as a trademark in Vancouver, Canada, in 1932, the year the first craze for them began (subsequent fads 1950s, 1970s, 1998). The toy itself is much older and was earlier known as bandalore (1802), a word of obscure origin, "but it was from American contact in the Philippines that the first commercial development
• yowl 英文詞源 yowl (v.) c. 1200, yuhelen , probably of imitative origin. Related: Yowled ; yowling . The noun is recorded from mid-15c. 中文詞源 yowl ：號(hào)叫 擬聲詞。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yowl 詞源， yowl 含義。
• You Tube 英文詞源 No matching word found in the dictionary. Word of Random hundred hundred: [OE] The main Old English word for ‘hundred’ was hund , whose history can be traced back via a prehistoric Germanic * khundam to Indo-European * kmtóm ; this was also the source of Latin centum , Greek hekatón , and Sanskrit ?atám , all meaning ‘hundred’. The form hundred did not appear until the 10t
• youth 英文詞源 youth (n.) Old English geogue "youth; young people, junior warriors; young of cattle," related to geong "young," from Proto-Germanic *jugunthi- (cognates: Old Saxon juguth , Old Frisian jogethe , Middle Dutch joghet , Dutch jeugd , Old High German jugund , German Jugend , Gothic junda "youth"), from suffixed form of PIE root *yeu- "vital force, youthful vigor" (see young (adj.)) + Pr
• your 英文詞源 your your: see you your Old English eower , possessive pronominal adjective, genitive of ge "ye" (see ye ), from Proto-Germanic base of you . Cognate with Old Saxon iuwar , Old Frisian iuwer , Old Norse yevarr , Old High German iuwer , German euer , Gothic izwar "your." Used in titles of honor by mid-14c. 中文詞源 your ：你的，你們的 來自you的所有格形式。 該詞的英
• young 英文詞源 young young: [OE] Young is part of a widespread family of words that go back to Indo-European * juwngkós ‘young’ (others include Welsh ieuanc , Irish ōg , and Sanskrit juva?ás ). And this in turn was derived from * juwen -, which produced Latin juvenis (source of English junior , juvenile , etc), Lithuanian jaunas , Russian junyj , Bulgarian jun , etc. The Indo-European adject
• you 英文詞源 you you: [OE] You was originally the accusative and dative form of ye ‘you’, but it began to take over as the nominative form in the 15th century, and at the same time was in the process of ousting the singular thou to become the general secondperson pronoun. Its West Germanic ancestor * iwwiz , which also produced German euch and Dutch u , went back ultimately to Indo-European *
• yore 英文詞源 yore (adv.) Old English geara "of yore, formerly, in former times," literally "of years," originally adverbial genitive plural of gear (see year ), and used without of . As a noun from mid-14c. 中文詞源 yore ：很久以前 來自year的復(fù)數(shù)所有格形式。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yore 詞源， yore 含義。 yore ：很久以前 來自 year 的復(fù)
• yonks 英文詞源 yonks "A very long time", 1960s: origin unknown; perhaps related to donkey's years (see donkey ).Moredonkey from late 18th century:Before the late 18th century a donkey was an ass. At first the word donkey was used only in slang and dialect, and its origin is lost. Early references indicate that it rhymed with monkey, and this has prompted some to suggest that it comes from the colour
• yonder 英文詞源 yonder (adv.) "within sight but not near," c. 1300, from Old English geond "throughout, up to, as far as" (see yond ) + comparative suffix -er (2). Cognate with Middle Low German ginder , Middle Dutch gender , Dutch ginder , Gothic jaindre . Now replaced except in poetic usage by ungrammatical that . 中文詞源 yonder ：那邊的 來自PIE*i,那個(gè)，他，詞源同item,identity,引申
• yomp 英文詞源 yomp "(Of a soldier) march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain", 1980s: of unknown origin. The word came into prominence when used by the Royal Marines during the Falklands War of 1982. 中文詞源 yomp ：武裝越野行軍 軍事俚語(yǔ)，詞源未知，可能來自武裝越野的喘氣聲。 該詞的英語(yǔ)詞源請(qǐng)?jiān)L問趣詞詞源英文版： yomp 詞源， yomp 含義。