etymology

英 [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi]

美 [ˌetɪˈmɑ:lədʒi]

基本含义：

n.语源；词源学

详情解释：

n.(名词)

• 词源，语源
• 词形变化
• 词源学，语源学，字源学
• 词源说明

noun

1. the study of the sources and development of words

2. a history of a word

1. etymology什么意思

1. 词源：研究<>,<>和<>(Etymology)不会导致任何结果. 除了这些困难,一个人还得分享别人的业,而毫无所知,哪怕是在自己的家里,一个生他、养他的地方. 因此,善恶在文化的形成过程中,发挥著综合的作用. 通过这种方式,

词语用法：

相关例句：

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。)

Now that you've read through all of that here's the much simplified etymology of the word simple.(现在你已经读完了，下面说单词simple的更简化的词源。)

Etymology: over England; from one land to another; into Ireland.(词源学：越过英格兰，从一个陆地到另一个陆地，爱尔兰。)

Etymology, it appears, has the means to prove that thimbles were at one time meant for the thumb.(词源学看起来有办法证明顶针一词曾经指拇指。)

The etymology of the word proclivity is ironically appropriate for this flavor of usage.(讽刺的是，proclivity的词源恰好与后面那种用法吻合。)

Like too many words that sound so delicious the etymology of ramshackle is a little unclear.(有些词听上去似乎一清二楚，实际上词源却模模糊糊。ramshackle便是其中之一。)

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

The etymology is that moll like Molly was once an alternative for the name Mary.(它的词源是这样的——与Molly一样，Moll曾经是女人名玛丽（Mary）的替代叫法。)

Etymology: a 'zone' is an area or place.(词源：“zone”一词是指面积或地方。)

Etymology: a "lemon" is a citrus fruit with a tart or sour (not sweet) flavor.(词源：一个“lemon柠檬”是一种酸味(不是甜味)的柑桔类水果。)