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eyesight (n.)[eyesight 词源字典]: c. 1200, from eye (n.) + sight (n.).[eyesight etymology, eyesight origin, 英语词源]
eyesore (n.): c. 1300, "a soreness of the eyes" (obsolete); modern sense of "something offensive to the eye" is from 1520s; from eye (n.) + sore (n.). In the sense "eye disease" Old English had eagseoung.
eyewash (n.): "a wash or lotion for the eyes," 1866, from eye (n.) + wash (n.). Colloquial use for "blarney, humbug" (1884), chiefly British, perhaps is from the notion of "something intended to obscure or conceal facts or true motives." But this, and expression my eye also may be the verbal equivalent of the wink that indicates one doesn't believe what has been said (compare French mon oeil in same sense, accompanied by a knowing pointing of a finger to the eye).
eyot (n.): "small island," from Middle English eyt, from Old English iggað "small island," diminutive of eg, ig, ieg "island" (see island). Ending influenced by French diminutive suffix -ot.
eyrie: see aerie.
Ezekiel: masc. proper name; in Old Testament, name of a book and of one of the great prophets of Israel, from Late Latin Ezechiel, from Greek Iezekiel, from Hebrew Yehezqel, literally "God strengthens," from hazaq "he was strong, he strengthened" + El "God."
Ezra: masc. proper name, in Old Testament name of a celebrated 5c. B.C.E. scribe, from Late Latin, from Hebrew Ezra, contraction of Azaryah(u), literally "God has helped," from ezer "help" + Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh "God."
Ember day: "Any of a number of days reserved for fasting and prayer in the Western Christian Church. Ember days traditionally comprise the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following St Lucy’s Day (13 December), the first Sunday in Lent, Pentecost (Whitsun), and Holy Cross Day (14 September), though other days are observed locally", Old English ymbren, perhaps an alteration of ymbryne 'period', from ymb 'about' + ryne 'course', perhaps influenced in part by ecclesiastical Latin quatuor tempora 'four periods' (on which the equivalent German Quatember is based).
eau de cologne: "A toilet water with a strong scent, originally made in Cologne", Early 19th century: French, literally 'water of Cologne'.
ex gratia: "(With reference to payment) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than because of any legal requirement", Latin, literally 'from favour', from ex 'from' and gratia (see grace).
Eccles cake: "A round flat cake of sweetened pastry filled with currants", Named after the town of Eccles near Manchester, England.
epilation: "The removal of hair by the roots", Late 19th century: from French épiler, from é- (expressing removal) + Latin pilus 'strand of hair', on the pattern of depilation.
EPROM: "A read-only memory whose contents can be erased by ultraviolet light or other means and reprogrammed using a pulsed voltage", 1970s: acronym from erasable programmable ROM.
Eid: "A Muslim festival, in particular", From Arabic ‘īd 'feast', from Aramaic.
elastin: "An elastic, fibrous glycoprotein found in connective tissue", Late 19th century: from elastic + -in¹.
elastomer: "A natural or synthetic polymer having elastic properties, e.g. rubber", 1930s: from elastic + -mer.
Emmental: "A kind of hard Swiss cheese with many holes in it, similar to Gruyère", From German Emmentaler, from Emmental, the name of a valley in Switzerland where the cheese was originally made.
ecdysis: "The process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods)", Mid 19th century: from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein 'put off', from ek- 'out, off' + duein 'put'.
Earl Grey: "A kind of China tea flavoured with bergamot", Probably named after the 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845).
edutainment: "Computer games, television programmes, or other material, intended to be both educational and enjoyable", 1980s: blend of education and entertainment.