名词
语源;词源学
The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.
词源学有关词源的一门语言学分支
例句
|noun|
1.The origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.
‘the _etymology_ of the word ‘devil’’
‘They insist that Egyptian _etymologies_ cannot be found for most Greek words, unless all known rules of vocabulary acquisition are disregarded.’
2.The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
‘the decline of _etymology_ as a linguistic discipline’
‘It is difficult to explain why well-bred people avoid certain words and expressions that are admitted by _etymology_ and grammar.’
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|noun|
‘the _etymology_ of the word ‘devil’’
