etymology
n. 词源,词源学
2026-05-06 05:01 浏览次数 17
n. 词源,词源学
Chinese Etymology汉字字源
Etymology research语源学研究
etymology dictionary字源字根查询
etymology meaning词源意义
etymologist etymology语源学
etymology culture词源文化
false etymologyA false etymology (pseudoetymology, paraetymology or paretymology), sometimes called folk etymology although this is also a technical term in linguistics, is a [(plausible] but false) belief about the origins of specific words, often originating in "common-sense" assumption Because of their specious "obviousness", many are widely held.
popular etymology
N [linguistics] → another name for folk etymology
etymology meanings同源意义
i don’t suppose though that people stealing these mustangs for joy rides were too deeply versed in etymology either.
当然,我也不认为那些开着偷来的野马车兜风的人们能看出这一词源学中的小秘密。
the etymology of the name is obscure.
这个名字的词源尚不清楚。
there’s a deeper joke in the etymology though.
不过,除此以外,还有个词源学上更加隐晦的笑话。
he dives into the etymology of words, and then relates these discoveries to far-flung biographical and historical fact.
他深入研究各词汇之词源,然后将这些发现同遥不相及的作者生平或历史事件联系起来。
since there is no museum of etymology or even a center for it and since dictionaries rarely dwell on such details, a post to explain the situation is needed.
由于词源学没有博物馆甚至也没有什么研究中心,词典也很少在这等细节上纠缠,在这里说明情况是必要的。
the etymology given in the biblical text is invented.
圣经中的词源根据是编造出来的。
i don't suppose they spent much time looking into the etymology of mustang.
我认为他们并没有仔细考虑这个词的词源。
the hakomi method, whose etymology is in the native american for 「who are you?」 was developed by american ron kurtz, who was inspired by his personal experience, itself driven by curiosity.
冥想疗法,源于美国本土的「你是谁」这个词源,由美国人罗恩库尔茨发展起来,罗恩也是因他自身的经验和他的好奇心而备受鼓舞发展起了冥想疗法。
he was surely wrong, but his folk etymology is still firmly embedded in the collective consciousness after more than two dozen centuries.
他显然是错了,但几个世纪后,他通俗易通的词源学仍坚实地盘踞这众人的意识之中。
etymology can only ask why a small cuplike guard used in sewing is called a thimble, though it is put on the third finger.
词源学只能问,为什么缝纫时使用的一个小杯状装置被称为顶针,但它却是在中指上使用的。
so the real etymology is that it appeared, evidently as slang, in around 1700.
真正的词源似乎是这样的:它作为俚语出现在1700年左右。
the etymology of the word midwife reflects the fact that assisting in bringing a new little person into this world has long been a gender role and almost completely dominated by women.
这个词的词源反映了一个事实,即帮助引导新生命来到这个世上的助产员长期是由一种性别角色担当,而她们几乎完全被女人垄断。
looking at a piece of porcelain like a tea cup one is not reminded of shellfish, pigs or women’s private parts, but looking at the etymology these connections are indeed there.
看着自己面前的一只茶杯,或是之类的瓷器,没有人会由它联想到贝类动物、猪、甚至女性的私处。然而,如果仔细查阅相关词源,您就会发现,这些器物之间是有联系的。
so the etymology of vichyssoise will come first.
那么先来看一下这个词的词源。
it follows, as predicted, that we need a look at the artifact to justify the etymology
看来,就像刚才预测的那样,我们需要看到实物才能为词源学辩护。
these meanings are made more evident in looking at the etymology for these words.
只要查一下这些单词的词源,它们的意思就会变得更加明晰。
in the oed sometimes you can see an etymology traced through words that have a little star beside them.
我曾经提到过,在oed里,你可以看到某个单词在回溯词源的过程中,经历了一些词的演变,在那些词的旁边标着一颗小星星。
so these roller bags that make it easier to lug your junk around airports are in keeping with etymology stretching back more than 600 years.
有了这种装有滚轮的箱包,你在机场就能轻松地拖着大堆杂物四处行走,这种形象也和它600多年前的词源相一致。
instead of leaving an etymology blank if they don’t believe any of the theories associated with a word they seem to be at least entertaining possibilities.
不再是留下空白的词源条目,如果编者们不相信用一句相关的理论就可以解释清楚的话,那么在他们看来至少这样还有点娱乐性。
so the etymology of vichyssoise will come first.
那么先来看一下这个词的词源.
with this etymology something sublime is 「up to the top of the door.」
有了这个词源,sublime的意思就成了「到达门的顶端」。