词汇 | etymology |
释义 | etymology 1 ENTRIES FOUND: etymology (noun) etymology /ˌɛtəˈmɑːləʤi/ noun plural etymologies etymology /ˌɛtəˈmɑːləʤi/ noun plural etymologies Learner's definition of ETYMOLOGY 1 [count] : an explanation of where a word came from : the history of a word词源阐释;词源 According to its etymology, the English word “dope” comes from the Dutch word “doop” (which means “sauce”).根据词源,英语单词dope源自荷兰语doop(意为“调味料”)。 Several different etymologies have been proposed.几种不同的词源阐释被提了出来。 2 [noncount] : the study of word histories词源学 an expert in etymology词源学家 — etymological /ˌɛtəˌməˈlɑːʤɪkəl/ adjective etymological research词源(学)研究 an etymological dictionary/expert词源词典/专家 — etymologically /ˌɛtəˌməˈlɑːʤɪkli/ adverb The words are related etymologically.这些词在词源上是有联系的。 — etymologist /ˌɛtəˈmɑːləʤɪst/ noun, plural etymologists [count] a brilliant etymologist杰出的词源学家 |
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