- 看过 etymological 的人也看了 :
- origin
- development
- derivation
- source
- root
- etymon
etymological 的定义
plural et·y·mol·o·gies.
- the derivation of a word.
- a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning.
- the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words.
etymological 近义词
等同于 linguistic
更多etymological例句
- “Device” and “divide” are etymological cousins; a good dramatic device often divides characters from what's “really” going on.
- In a word, the term contains a series of expressive innuendos by its etymological derivation.
- Neither progress in the languages nor knowledge of mathematics can compensate for the want of a thorough etymological discipline.
- Another etymological example sometimes cited is the derivation of the English uncle from the Latin avus.
- But in German, the etymological connexion between Sitte (custom) and Sittlichkeit (morality) is immediately apparent.
- The hyphen distinguishes the etymological meaning of these words as distinguished from their derived and ordinary meaning.