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acosmist [acosmist 词源字典]: "A person who believes in or advocates acosmism", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Lewes (1817–1878), writer. From German Akosmist from ancient Greek ἀ-+ κόσμος + German -ist.[acosmist etymology, acosmist origin, 英语词源]
abductor: "A person who abducts another person", Early 17th century (as a term in anatomy): modern Latin (see abduct).
averment: "An affirmation or allegation", Late Middle English: from Old French averrement, averement, from averer 'declare true' (see aver).
arability: "The quality of being usable as arable land", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Godfrey Charles Mundy (d. 1860). From arable + -ity: see -bility.
acinaces: "A kind of straight Persian short sword", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Hammond (1605–1660), Church of England clergyman and theologian. From classical Latin acīnacēs Persian short sword from ancient Greek ἀκινάκης, apparently from an Iranian language; compare Sogdian kyn'k knife, sword.
adipal: "Fat; (in later use) adipose", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From post-classical Latin adipalis fatty, greasy from classical Latin adip-, adeps + -ālis.
acauline: "= acaulescent", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in James Knowles (1759–1840), schoolmaster and lexicographer. From scientific Latin acaulis stemless + -ine. Compare earlier acaulose, acaulous, and acaulescent.
afflicter: "A person who causes affliction or distress; an oppressor, a tormentor", Early 17th cent. From afflict + -er, perhaps after classical Latin afflictor afflictor. Compare Middle French (rare) afflicteur.
aeroscopy: "The observation or sensing of atmospheric conditions; divination by observation of the sky", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Samuel Johnson. From aero- + -scopy, after Hellenistic Greek ἀεροσκοπία.
acerebral: "Lacking a brain, that has had the brain removed; (hence) unintelligent, unthinking", Early 19th cent. From a- + cerebral.
ablepsy: "Physical or mental blindness", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Bullokar (d. 1627), physician and lexicographer. From post-classical Latin ablepsia failure to see or notice something, oversight from Hellenistic Greek ἀβλεψία failure to see from ancient Greek ἀ- + Hellenistic Greek βλέψις sight (from ancient Greek βλέπειν to see, of uncertain origin + -σις) + ancient Greek -ία.
adumbrant: "Casting shadows; shadowy, shady. In extended use: represented in outline; vague, indistinct", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From classical Latin adumbrant-, adumbrāns, present participle of adumbrāre adumbrate.
anhydride: "The compound obtained by removing the elements of water from a particular acid", Mid 19th century: from Greek anudros (see anhydrous) + -ide.
adherency: "The action, state, or fact of adhering to a person or thing; especially steadfast support, allegiance. Also occasionally: an instance of this", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Geoffrey Fenton (c1539–1608), translator and administrator in Ireland. From post-classical Latin adhaerentia adherence; compare -y, -ency. Compare earlier adherent.
acanthine: "Decorated with representations of acanthus leaves; resembling the leaves or branches of the acanthus", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From classical Latin acanthinus of bear's foot, (of leaves) resembling those of bear's foot, (of garments) of or made from some species of cotton plant, or its etymon ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος made of shittim wood, in Hellenistic Greek also made of thorns (New Testament), thorny, (of cloths) made of cotton thistle from ἄκανθος + -ινος.
allopatric: "(Of animals or plants, especially of related species or populations) occurring in separate non-overlapping geographical areas", 1940s: from allo- 'other' + Greek patra 'fatherland' + -ic.
adnascent: "Growing on or in close proximity to the surface of something; (of two surfaces) growing in close proximity", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From classical Latin adnāscent-, adnāscēns, present participle of adnāscī (also adgnāscī, agnāscī) to grow later or as an addition (to), to grow on from ad- + nāsci to be born. Compare earlier adnascence, adnascency.
appal: "Greatly dismay or horrify", Middle English: from Old French apalir 'grow pale', from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + palir 'to pale'. The original sense was 'grow pale', later 'make pale', hence 'horrify' ( late Middle English). More Like abhor, appal has its origin in the physical effect of being horrified. Old French apalir meant both ‘to grow pale’ and ‘to make pale’, and these senses were carried over into the English word in the 14th century. As shock or disgust can make the colour drain from your face, appal soon acquired its current meaning.
agnogenic: "Of unknown origin or aetiology; cryptogenic; idiopathic", 1940s. From ancient Greek ἀγνώς unknown + -genic.
argle-bargle: "Copious but meaningless talk or writing; waffle", Early 19th century: reduplication of dialect argle, a late 16th-century alteration of argue.