| 单词 | etymologist |
| 例句 | Her ambition is to be an etymologist and a consultant for putting words into dictionaries. Child Genius; Agnetha: Abba and After – TV review 2013-06-12T06:00:04Z The vote involved more than 200 lexicographers, linguists, etymologists, historians, grammarians and others. Dialect Society Names Its Word of the Year: #blacklivesmatter 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Her ambition is to be a consultant etymologist. Child Genius; Agnetha: Abba and After – TV review 2013-06-12T06:00:04Z I’m no etymologist; I don’t know when that exclamation point became a question mark and was wrapped in sarcasm. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Really?’ Pops Up Everywhere on Television 2012-10-01T22:17:08Z As it happens, far from a crusty don, Forsyth isn’t much over 40, according to his bio, and is best known in Britain as a witty etymologist. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z He’s just enough of an etymologist to notice that “beheading” is both a noun and a verb. Books of The Times: New-Wave Drug Dealers in Don Winslow?s ?Savages? 2010-07-07T22:18:00Z I thought your answer was great, but you referred to the scientist who studies insects as an etymologist. Ask Amy: Niece terrorizes and bullies entire family In 1934, Allen Walker Read, an etymologist and lexicographer, laid out the history of the word that, then, had “the deepest stigma of any in the language.” Opinion | How the N-Word Became Unsayable 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Farmer: While etymologists are unsure of the origin of “punt” as it relates to football, that connection to gambling is not among the leading theories. Ask Farmer: How did the term 'punter' originate? 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z I'm not a etymologist, but I don't think there prejudices need to be unreasonable or false. Should Buyers Be Told About the Killer Next Door? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Compounding the risk posed by the flotillas, the naturally aggressive fire ants are more defensive and deliver higher doses of venom when flooded, according to research by Louisiana etymologist Linda Bui. Flotillas of fire ants add new layer of horror to post-Harvey flood havoc 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The phrase "laughing stock" - defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "an object of general ridicule" probably didn't originate from the use of stocks, etymologists say. A ghoulish tour of medieval punishments - BBC News 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z I asked the Journal’s resident etymologist, columnist Ben Zimmer, about the earliest use of the term “echo chamber” in its modern sense. Fears of Facebook Bias Seem to Be Overblown 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z In the first study of its kind in 90 years, Columbia University etymologists trapped 133 common New York rats, also known as the Norway rat, to examine bugs that piggyback throughout the city. New York politicians arm city with $2.9m and 'finest expert' to evict rats 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Some language etymologists suggest these phrases emerged in the U.S. during the 1950’s to express sarcasm in the style of Yiddish humor. SAPVoice: Should you care about 'I could care less'? 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z I half expect GOP lawmakers to respond to future questions about words they’re misusing by saying, “I’m not an etymologist.” Republicans, 'amnesty,' and the point at which words lose meaning 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Why not join an immersive virtual chat with an etymologist whose avatar will juggle anthropomorphic representations of its conjugates? Please don't ask me to visit my bank in virtual reality 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Their difficult dialect remains a perplexity to the etymologist, some believe it to be of Tartar origin. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z But this has little interest except its curious name, which is matter of dispute amongst etymologists. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The etymologist clears all those fences for you and delivers a word fresh into your hands. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The most lawless etymologist bows down to the authority of Grimm’s law, even if he honours it almost as much in the breach as in the observance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z "Fomor," the simple form of this word, means, according to the old etymologists, a sea-robber, from fo, on or along, and muir, the sea. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z In his section on Derivatives Robertson has some matter, as to which the modern etymologist may form his own conclusions. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z The Semitic scribes of a later day were as fond of deriving Semitic words from Sumerian as our own etymologists used to be of deriving Teutonic words from Latin, Greek, or Hebrew. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z This truth is recognized by all etymologists, and by all students of language, although it has not yet found acceptance among men of letters, who are rarely students of language in the scientific sense. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The O. Fr. gromet, shop boy, is taken by French etymologists to be derived from the English. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It is no part of our province here to decide between the conjectures of rival etymologists, nor to pronounce on their relative merits. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z No etymologist could have accounted for the name of our nation had he not had recourse to our annals. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It is true that "caxedda," a word that occurs frequently in their songs, has been resolved by etymologists into "pupil of my eye;" but for the people it means simply "maiden." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Baxter, who, though his general system of river-names I hold to be fallacious, was, for his time, no contemptible etymologist, suggests something of the sort. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z Religion.—Religion is still further distinguished, but not very satisfactorily defined, for the reason that etymologists have not agreed upon the derivation of the word. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z Their names, as usual, are tortured on various by the etymologists. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z After all the convulsion of lips at Babel, and confusion among the etymologists, the word is Hebrew, which with a few more such are found in many languages. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The word is also interpreted as "Oak Trees beside the Lake," a derivation rather divergent from the above version and we must leave this to the learned etymologists. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The names collected from ancient authors form a more solid basis; but the explanations proposed by W. von Humboldt, and after him by many etymologists without method,6 are equally for the most part inadmissible. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z However, the etymologists will probably allow us to speak of Pine-woods, and we will try to remember that when we use the word forest it must always indicate an assemblage of Pine-trees. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z A crowd of hypotheses have been framed by more sanguine and less cautious etymologists. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The names of our island and of our islanders have exercised the inquiries, and too often the ingenuity, of our antiquarian etymologists. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Benne, &c.; etymologists trace the word to a root meaning “to plait.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z We are told by some etymologists that the sow in question is not porcine at all, but is a large tub with handles. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Nevertheless, these three—we dare not say this triumvirate, for fear of the etymologists—got on exceedingly well, and with fewer disputations and quarrellings than generally occur amongst the same number of rationals. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Between a maxim, an aphorism, and an apophthegm, and in a more obvious degree, between these and an adage and a proverb, the etymologist and the lexicographer may easily find a distinction. Maxims and Reflections The doom of the etymologist, so often duped by affinity of sounds, seems to have been that of our judicious Camden. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The etymologies given of ‘moly’ are almost as numerous as the etymologists. Custom and Myth New Edition Tito told a tale in a jargon which only an etymologist could have sifted into words. Fairfax and His Pride The origin of the name is referred by etymologists to the great quantity of roses which grew wild on the island. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 This constant occupation of thought produces the philosophical historian, profound critic, physiologist, mathematician, general grammarian, etymologist, and metaphysician. Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect Celtic etymologists differ, as etymologists usually do, about the derivation of the name of London. Old and New London Volume I Again, the most illustrious etymologists differ absolutely about the true sense of the names. Custom and Myth New Edition It is safe to say that they are amongst the rudest members of the stock; indeed it is only in the eyes of the etymologist that they are Mandingo at all. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies The older etymologists explained it as meaning worth stealing. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The public would have been grateful to Johnson, had he united in his dictionary the labours of some learned etymologist. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Other etymologists cast doubts upon all these deductions, and the matter is not very important. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 The etymologist's eye, "in a fine frenzy rolling," may have intuitive perceptions of results such as no course of study could attain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 A more fanciful explanation of the name of the district is given by Byzantine etymologists after their wont. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Wartonius and other skilful etymologists contend that it ought to be spelled drummy, being addressed to a lady who was probably fond of warlike instruments, and who had a singular predilection for a canon. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition The practice of etymologists will determine what definition is most convenient. A Handbook of the English Language Alfred, at all events, mentions Guildford in his will; he spells it "Guldeford," one of the dozen old ways of spelling a name that has always been a puzzle and a pleasure to the etymologists. Highways and Byways in Surrey At the root of the word "gossip," say etymologists, there lies an honest Saxon meaning, "God's sib"—"of one kindred under God." Conversation What to Say and How to Say it He had no desire to be a poet, an Indo-Iranian etymologist, a lecturer to women's clubs, or the secretary of state. Free Air That is the weak side, first of all etymologists and word-masters, and then especially of all “Indologues,” and of the whole Indian past itself. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The very name Sabattu or “Sabbath” was derived by the native etymologists from the Sumerian words sa, “heart,” and bat, “to end,” because it was “a day of rest for the heart.” Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs In the name of Cherbourg mediæval etymologists fondly saw an Imperial name yet older than that which is borne by the whole district, and the received Latin name is no other than Cæsaris Burgus. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine The etymologist must either be an antiquary or must know where to go for sound antiquarian information. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Satisfactorily to explain the derivation of the English word "amulet" has taxed the ingenuity of etymologists, and its origin is admittedly obscure. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery But Horne Tooke, in his zeal as an etymologist, forgot altogether to attend to the construction of the passage. Notes and Queries, Number 73, March 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Here the French word l�ger tempts the etymologist a little. Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The real origin of the word has given etymologists a good deal of trouble. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Until contemporary evidence is adduced, the story must be regarded as one of those fables which have been invented in dozens by early etymologists, and which are perpetuated in popular works of reference. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Another etymologist is for deriving it from the Latin gaza, which would colloquially lengthen into gazetta, and signify a little treasury of news. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 As a general rule, a sound etymologist will not hastily desert an obvious and trite explanation to go in search of a more recondite import. Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. This leads me to the simple origin of a word which seems to have posed all our etymologists—it has done so to Richardson at least—namely, "Pettifogger, a low, tricky attorney." Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Also, the word is a curious instance of the traps which are continually open for rash etymologists. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds But the old-fashioned etymologist will not be denied his little story. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Certainly, etymologists do fall into strange errors; as when the forgery pour rire of Count de Gibelin was taken for the Lord's Prayer in Celtic, and explained as such by the famous Lebrïgant! Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Its name has by some etymologists been identified with "Severia," a term formerly applied to various northern regions of European Russia. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It is moreover to be observed, that these etymologists differ greatly from one another in their conceptions; so that an unexperienced reader knows not whom to follow. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The word Hogmanay—it is found in various forms in the northern English counties as well as in Scotland—has been a puzzle to etymologists. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The etymologists of the 17th century, familiar with the appearance of "guilt engraven morions," connected it with Lat. cælare, to engrave, and this derivation has been repeated ever since without examination. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) According to the noble army of etymologists, they are these two Latin words—sub, under, and limus, mud. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Some etymologists see in the word Crosse, an alteration of the english word cross. Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers The allurement of his genius is such that the etymologist shall leave his roots and the philologer his Maeso-Gothic to take to the highway and dwell in the dingle with “Don Jorge.” Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 Patrick is not now, eo nomine, a 'patrician;' Bridget is not necessarily 'strong' or 'bright;' and in the name of Mary, hallowed by its associations, only the etymologist can detect the primitive 'bitterness.' The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages Here we perhaps have, not so much complete ignorance, as the desire to be edifying, which is characteristic of the medieval etymologists. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) It came to mean "come," says the Chinese etymologist, "because corn comes from heaven." China and the Chinese I have good authority for this opinion, altho some etymologists give them different derivations. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. The word Ghaut, I believe, means, in strictness, a pass between hills; and hence, some bold etymologists pretend, comes our word gate! The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels We will forthwith send them an invitation to tea this very evening, and they shall be their own etymologists.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 If we had only that written form on the one hand, and Durocornovium on the other, even the boldest etymologist would hardly venture to suggest that they had any connection with one another. Science in Arcady I leave it to etymologists to determine its relation to that ancient prefix that differentiates earn in one sense from yearn. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana In any case, the little domestic scene between the priggish father and the dandling mother is amusing and instructive to parents as well as to etymologists. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 But this is a question which we willingly leave for the decision of better etymologists than ourselves. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft The etymologies given of ‘moly’ are almost as numerous as the etymologists. Custom and Myth Had the celebrated etymologist and antiquary, Mr. Ritson, formerly a member of the Society, been living, he might have solved the difficulty. Notes and Queries, Number 39, July 27, 1850 Ketch, a boat, was sometimes spelled catch by the first American colonists, and the far-fetched derivation of the word from the Turkish may be one of the fancies of etymologists. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana I am not enough of an etymologist to give you the root of the word "noise." Notes and Queries, Number 30, May 25, 1850 In my humble judgment, all former etymologists of the word appear to have stumbled in limine, for I would suggest that its compounds are "palam" and "mens." Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 Again, the most illustrious etymologists differ absolutely about the true sense of the names. Custom and Myth As for the origin of the name California, some etymologists contend that it is derived from two Latin words: calida fornax; or, as the Spanish put it, caliente fornalla,—a hot furnace. In the Footprints of the Padres All the world knows that a convent stood in this neighbourhood, and the present market was the garden, und� Convent Garden; would that all etymologists were as distinct. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 357, February 21, 1829 By some etymologists of that learned class, who not only know whence words come, but also whither they are going, the term Fairy, or Faërie, is derived from Faë, which is again derived from Nympha. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The derivation of this name has afforded employment to etymologists. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 It is in vain, however, to expect concord amongst etymologists; and, of course, there are other right learned wights who protest against this derivation. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 You may say you learned it from 'a distinguished etymologist,' which is perfectly true, since any one who knows me by sight can easily distinguish me from all other etymologists. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections It has been already stated that the Druids were magistrates and philosophers, and very few etymologists will cavil with me if we fix it at once upon the Celtic word druidh, signifying "a wise man." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 These efforts are doubtless of high interest to the etymologist, but the difficulties of the task are at present too great, and in any case I am not the man to undertake it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 This I suppose the etymologists will dispute with him. The Grammar of English Grammars But our etymologist will readily perceive this to be a mere abbreviation, and that they must originally have been known as kittens. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 For the etymologist, this is an invaluable study. Graf von Loeben and the Legend of Lorelei We have picked out a few instances in which we think Mr. Wedgwood demonstrably mistaken, because they show the temptation which is ever lying in wait to lead the theoretical etymologist astray. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 The boy who propounded this evidently had much of the stock in trade required for the popular etymologist. Literary Blunders It is a sort of derivative which disarranges and disconcerts the whole science of etymologists. Les Misérables The name of the city and canton has been traced by the etymologists to a Celtic origin; Gen, a sally-port or exit, and av, a river, probably because the Rhone here leaves the Leman lake. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 Sometimes also his zeal as an etymologist misled him, as in his famous attempt to make the word bridegroom more conformable to its supposed Anglo-Saxon root and its modern Teutonic congeners. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 It is understood that the etymologists are chiefly concerned for the roots. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 4, 1917 Roman etymologists could arrive at no conclusion as to the origin of the name. Caesar: a Sketch Account for the imperfect success of Varro as an etymologist, and illustrate by examples. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius But it ought not to be forgotten, that many words are floating about which are being arrested by our etymologists in the present advancing age of investigation. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire The marquis was not etymologist enough to understand Malcolm's poor pun, and doubtless thought it worse than it was. Malcolm All the etymologists are silent; Tooke and Richardson ignore the problem; and of the innumerable pamphlets in the Worcester and Webster Controversy, loading the tables of school-committee-men, not one ventures to grapple with the lily-pad. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 Dr. Jamieson, the etymologist, defines a mill to be the vulgar name for a snuff-box, one especially of a cylindrical form, or resembling an inverted cone. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 325, August 2, 1828 The derivation might startle any but a professed etymologist. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Take a few specimens of this manner of dealing with words; and first from the earlier etymologists. On the Study of Words A small Indian coin, mentioned in the Gentoo code of laws: hence etymologists may, if they please, derive the common expression, I do not care a dam, i.e. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture. Essays — Second Series It is interesting to the etymologist for the important share it has taken in naturalising useful foreign words into our speech. Travels through France and Italy What this title exactly signified I suppose no two etymologists will ever agree. The Works of Max Beerbohm Etymology in ancient as in modern times was a favourite recreation; and Socrates makes merry at the expense of the etymologists. Cratylus He was an etymologist, or words to that effect. Options Here I must pause to put before all ignorant persons an explanation of that word, derived from a very distinguished etymologist who wishes his name kept secret. Study of a Woman This word "arthurization" has long puzzled the etymologists, but its derivation, I hope, is now made clear. The Iron Heel |
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