etymology

英[ˌetɪ'mɒlədʒi] 美[ˌetɪ'mɑːlədʒi]
  • n. 语源;词源学
etymologies
GRE
    n. (名词)
    1. 词源,语源
    2. 词形变化
    3. 词源学,语源学,字源学
    4. 词源说明

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a history of a word

  2. the study of the sources and development of words

1. The hippies'etymology is contentious.
关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的.

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2. The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.
一个词的历史起源及演变; (某字的)语源.

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3. Etymology: This phrase comes from World War II US Army slang.
词源: 这个短语源于第二次世界大战时期美国军队中的俚话.

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4. The origin of OK became the Holy Grail of etymology.
OK的出典成了词源学梦寐以求的圣杯.

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5. So the etymology of vichyssoise will come first.
那么先来看一下这个词的词源.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This dictionary does not give etymologies.
      这部词典不介绍词源。
    2. The hippies' etymology is contentious.
      关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的。
    3. As we learn about interesting words we will look at their etymology.
      随着我们不断学习到新的有趣词汇,我们将进一步学习词源。
    4. From the etymology speaking, anthropology is the study of science.
      从语源学上讲,人类学是研究人的科学。