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Lachesis [Lachesis 词源字典]: "One of the three Fates", Greek, literally 'getting by lot'.[Lachesis etymology, Lachesis origin, 英语词源]
lexis: "The total stock of words in a language", 1950s (denoting the wording in a piece of writing): from Greek, literally 'word' (see lexicon).
lexis: "The total stock of words in a language", 1950s (denoting the wording in a piece of writing): from Greek, literally 'word' (see lexicon).
losel: "A worthless person", Late Middle English: apparently from los-, stem of obsolete lese 'lose', + -el.
liking: "A feeling of regard or fondness", Old English līcung (see like², -ing¹).
Leninism: "Marxism as interpreted and applied by Lenin", Early 20th century: named after Lenin (see Lenin, Vladimir Ilich).
lithiasis: "The formation of stony concretions (calculi) in the body, most often in the gall bladder or urinary system", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin, based on Greek lithos 'stone'.
laparotomy: "A surgical incision into the abdominal cavity, for diagnosis or in preparation for major surgery", Mid 19th century: from Greek lapara 'flank' + -tomy.
language transfer: "The phenomenon whereby acquisition of a new language is influenced by the grammar, pronunciation, orthography, or other aspects of an individual's first language (or another previously learned language), which may either inhibit or facilitate learning", 1930s.
linctus: "Thick liquid medicine, especially cough mixture", Late 17th century: from Latin, from lingere 'to lick'. More This word for a cough mixture is an adoption of a Latin word which comes from lingere ‘to lick’. It is literally a mixture meant to be lapped up by the tongue.
large-heartedness: "Magnanimity, generosity", Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Reynolds (1599–1676), bishop of Norwich.
lophodont: "(Of molar teeth) having transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of some ungulates", Late 19th century: from lopho- 'crest' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'.