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dystopia (n.)[dystopia 词源字典]: "imaginary bad place," 1868, apparently coined by J.S. Mill ("Hansard Commons"), from Greek dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + utopia. Related: Dystopian.[dystopia etymology, dystopia origin, 英语词源]
dystrophy (n.): also distrophy, "defective nutrition," 1858, from Modern Latin dystrophia, distrophia, from Greek dys- "hard, bad, ill" (see dys-) + trophe "nourishment" (see -trophy). Related: Dystrophic.
dit: "(In the Morse system) another term for dot¹", Second World War: imitative.
Durex: "A contraceptive sheath; a condom", 1930s: name invented by the manufacturers, probably based on Latin durare 'to last'.
dotterel: "A small plover with a brown streaked back and a chestnut or buff belly with black below, breeding in mountainous areas and in the tundra", Middle English: from dote (so named because it is easily caught) + -rel. Compare with dodo.
duffel bag: "A cylindrical canvas bag closed by a drawstring and carried over the shoulder", Early 20th century (originally US): from duffel (sense 2), originally denoting a bag for equipment.
doner kebab: "A Turkish dish consisting of spiced lamb cooked on a spit and served in slices, typically with pitta bread", From Turkish döner kebap, from döner 'rotating' and kebap 'roast meat'.
Deutschmark: "(Until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Germany, equal to 100 pfennig", From German deutsche Mark 'German mark'.
distrait: "Distracted or absent-minded", Mid 18th century: French, from Old French destrait, past participle of destraire 'distract', from Latin distrahere 'pull apart' (see distract).
Dog Star: "The star Sirius", Translating Greek kuon or Latin canicula 'small dog', both names of the star; so named as it appears to follow at the heels of Orion (the hunter).
denary: "Less common term for decimal", Mid 19th century: from Latin denarius 'containing ten' (see denarius).
demerara: "Light brown cane sugar coming originally and chiefly from Guyana", Mid 19th century: named after the region of Demerara.
dysthymia: "Persistent mild depression", Mid 19th century: from Greek dusthumia.
dichogamy: "The ripening of the stamens and pistils of a flower at different times, so that self-fertilization is prevented", Mid 19th century: from Greek dikho- 'apart, in two' + gamos 'marriage'.
decahedron: "A solid figure with ten plane faces", Early 19th century: from deca- 'ten' + -hedron, on the pattern of words such as polyhedron.
diapir: "A domed rock formation in which a core of rock has moved upward to pierce the overlying strata", Early 20th century: from Greek diapeirainein 'pierce through', from dia 'through' + peirainein (from peran 'pierce').
donah: "A woman or girlfriend", Mid 19th century: originally British slang, from Spanish doña or Portuguese dona, from Latin domina 'mistress'.
daks: "Trousers", 1930s (as a proprietary name for a brand of clothing): first recorded in this sense in the 1970s.
dekko: "A quick look or glance", Late 19th century (originally used by the British army in India): from Hindi dekho 'look!', imperative of dekhnā.
daikon: "Another term for mooli", Japanese, from dai 'large' + kon 'root'.