释义 |
etymology/etiˈmɒlədʒi/n. (pl. -ies) 1a the historically verifiable sources of the formation of a word and the development of its meaning 词源 b an account of these 词源论述 2 the branch of linguistics concerned with etymologies 词源学(语言学的一个分支) □ etymological /-məˈlɒdʒik(ə)l/ adj.□ etymologically /-məˈlɒdʒik(ə)li/ adv.□ etymologist n.[Old French ethimologie via Latin etymologia from Greek etumologia (as ETYMON, -LOGY)] |