英语词汇“etymology”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Since you're reading this, then you probably have some interest in etymology, because it's the study of the history and derivations of words.

What genealogy is to a family, etymology is to words. A genealogist studies the history of a family. A person who studies etymology does the same thing with words. Etymology looks at the roots of words — for example, whether they started out as Latin, Greek, or as some other language — and how they took on their current meaning. When you learn that the -logy part of etymology almost always means "the study of," that is, in itself, etymology.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

entomology / etymology

Don't bug out! Entomology is the study of insects, but etymology is the study of words. They sound similar and both end in -logy, which means "the study of," but don't mix them up unless you like completely confusing people.

Entomology comes from the French entomologie and the New Latin entomologia. These come from the Greek éntomon, for insect, and logia, for study. Entomology, then, is the study of insects:

From the department of entomology you expect to learn something about the troublesome insects, which are so universal an annoyance. (A.W. Latham)

Entomology: that branch of Zoology that deals with insects and, specifically, the Hexapods. (John B. Smith)

The etymology of the word etymology is that it comes from the Old French ethimologie and the Latin etymologia. Both come from the Greek etymologia, from etymon, for "true sense," and logos, word. Today's etymology is the study of a word's history:

Dictionaries take decades to compile, while slang terms come in and out of fashion faster than you can say etymology. (Time)

In fact, Metcalf devotes a whole chapter to the various false etymologies of OK, including several you may have heard. (The Globe and Mail)

Thinking about the etymology of these words made me think about exactly why we, as designers, were originally inspired by these ideas. (Co. Design)

Remember, entomology is the study of insects, like ants. If you're talking about words and where they came from, use etymology.

WORD FAMILY

etymology: etymological, etymologies, etymologise, etymologist, etymologize+/etymological: etymologically/etymologise: etymologised, etymologises, etymologising/etymologist: etymologists/etymologize: etymologizes, etymologizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

In Week 1194 we asked for fictitious etymologies, bogus explanations of where various words came from.

Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016)

The basic functions of the site are available for free: look up a word, get the definition and the etymology.

Time(Oct 16, 2016)

“Anti-Semitism is a form of prejudice. Think of the etymology of the word: ‘pre-judge,’” she said.

Washington Times(Oct 05, 2016)

1n a history of a word

Hypo|Hyper

folk etymology

a popular but erroneous etymology

account, chronicle, history, story

a record or narrative description of past events

2n the study of the sources and development of words

Hypo|Hyper

lexicostatistics

a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language

linguistics

the scientific study of language

单词	etymology
释义	etymology (once / 2414 pages) n Since you're reading this, then you probably have some interest in etymology, because it's the study of the history and derivations of words. What genealogy is to a family, etymology is to words. A genealogist studies the history of a family. A person who studies etymology does the same thing with words. Etymology looks at the roots of words — for example, whether they started out as Latin, Greek, or as some other language — and how they took on their current meaning. When you learn that the -logy part of etymology almost always means "the study of," that is, in itself, etymology. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS entomology / etymology Don't bug out! Entomology is the study of insects, but etymology is the study of words. They sound similar and both end in -logy, which means "the study of," but don't mix them up unless you like completely confusing people. Entomology comes from the French entomologie and the New Latin entomologia. These come from the Greek éntomon, for insect, and logia, for study. Entomology, then, is the study of insects: From the department of entomology you expect to learn something about the troublesome insects, which are so universal an annoyance. (A.W. Latham) Entomology: that branch of Zoology that deals with insects and, specifically, the Hexapods. (John B. Smith) The etymology of the word etymology is that it comes from the Old French ethimologie and the Latin etymologia. Both come from the Greek etymologia, from etymon, for "true sense," and logos, word. Today's etymology is the study of a word's history: Dictionaries take decades to compile, while slang terms come in and out of fashion faster than you can say etymology. (Time) In fact, Metcalf devotes a whole chapter to the various false etymologies of OK, including several you may have heard. (The Globe and Mail) Thinking about the etymology of these words made me think about exactly why we, as designers, were originally inspired by these ideas. (Co. Design) Remember, entomology is the study of insects, like ants. If you're talking about words and where they came from, use etymology. WORD FAMILY etymology: etymological, etymologies, etymologise, etymologist, etymologize+/etymological: etymologically/etymologise: etymologised, etymologises, etymologising/etymologist: etymologists/etymologize: etymologizes, etymologizing USAGE EXAMPLES In Week 1194 we asked for fictitious etymologies, bogus explanations of where various words came from. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) The basic functions of the site are available for free: look up a word, get the definition and the etymology. Time(Oct 16, 2016) “Anti-Semitism is a form of prejudice. Think of the etymology of the word: ‘pre-judge,’” she said. Washington Times(Oct 05, 2016) 1n a history of a word Hypo\|Hyper folk etymology a popular but erroneous etymology account, chronicle, history, story a record or narrative description of past events 2n the study of the sources and development of words Hypo\|Hyper lexicostatistics a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language linguistics the scientific study of language
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