etymology 详细解释

etymology

[.eti'mɔlədʒi]

n.语源, 词源学

词形变化

名词复数: etymologies |

英英释义

名词 etymology:

a history of a word

the study of the sources and development of words

补充

etymologyetymology英:[ˌetiˈmɔlədʒi] 美:[ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi]n.1.词源学2.词源说明

例句

1. "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”)。 2. Several different etymologies have been proposed.几种不同的词源阐释被提了出来。 3. an expert in etymology词源学家 4. etymological research词源(学)研究 5. an etymological dictionary/expert词源词典/专家 6. The words are related etymologically.这些词在词源上是有联系的。 7. a brilliant etymologist杰出的词源学家