etymology
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Etymology is the study of the origins and historical development of words. 詞源學(xué)
2. N-COUNT The etymology of a particular word is its history. 詞源
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etymology /??t??m?l?d??/ (etymologies)
劍橋詞典
- the study of the origin and history of words, or a study of this type relating to one particular word
詞源學(xué)；詞源說明
At university she developed an interest in etymology. 上大學(xué)時(shí)她對詞源學(xué)産生了興趣。
A list of selected words and their etymologies is printed at the back of the book . 書末一張表上選列了一些單詞及其詞源說明。 返回 etymology