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intercommunicate [intercommunicate 词源字典]: "Engage in two-way communication", Late 16th century: from Anglo-Latin intercommunicat- 'mutually communicated', from the verb intercommunicare.[intercommunicate etymology, intercommunicate origin, 英语词源]
interfuse: "Join or mix (two or more things) together", Late 16th century: from Latin interfus- 'poured among', from the verb interfundere, from inter- 'between' + fundere 'pour'.
identikit: "A picture of a person, especially one sought by the police, reconstructed from typical facial features according to witnesses' descriptions", 1960s: blend of identity and kit¹.
isallobar: "A line on a map connecting points at which the barometric pressure has changed by an equal amount during a specified time", Early 20th century: from iso- 'equal' + allo- 'other' + bar².
incommode: "Inconvenience (someone)", Late 16th century: from French incommoder or Latin incommodare, from in- 'not' + commodus 'convenient'.
Ivy League: "A group of long-established universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia", 1930s: with reference to the ivy traditionally growing over the walls of the university buildings .
iambus: "A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable", Late 16th century: Latin, from Greek iambos 'iambus, lampoon', from iaptein 'attack verbally' (because the iambic trimeter was first used by Greek satirists).
idiot savant: "A person who has a mental disability or learning difficulties but is extremely gifted in a particular way, such as the performing of feats of memory or calculation", French, literally 'knowledgeable idiot'.
Inuktitut: "The Inuit language", Inuit, literally 'the Inuk way', used as the title of a periodical.
inglenook: "A space on either side of a large fireplace", Late 18th century: from Scots ingle + nook.
iff: "If and only if", 1950s: arbitrary extension of if.
incommutable: "Not capable of being changed or exchanged", Late Middle English: from Latin incommutabilis, from in- 'not' + commutabilis (see commutable).
iwi: "A Maori community or people", Maori.
incant: "Chant or intone", Mid 16th century (in the sense 'use enchantment on'): from Latin incantare 'to chant, charm', from in- (expressing intensive force) + cantare 'sing'. The current sense dates from the mid 20th century.
Italiot: "An inhabitant of any of the Greek colonies in ancient Italy", From Greek Italiōtēs, from Italia 'Italy'.
isopach: "A line on a map or diagram connecting points beneath which a particular stratum or group of strata has the same thickness", Early 20th century: from iso- 'equal' + Greek pakhus 'thick'.
ipsative: "Designating or involving a measurement or scale calculated relative to a person's own performance or responses, rather than those of others", 1940s. From classical Latin ipse ipse + -ative, after normative.
inunction: "The rubbing of ointment or oil into the skin", Late 15th century: from Latin inunctio(n-), from inunguere 'smear on'.
internode: "A slender part between two nodes or joints, in particular", Mid 17th century: from Latin internodium, from inter- 'between' + nodus 'knot'.
idioblast: " Botany . A plant cell having a distinctly different nature or contents from those of the surrounding tissue", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Sydney Vines (1849–1934), botanist. From German Idioblast from Idio- + -blast.