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mim [mim 词源字典]: "Affectedly modest or demure", Late 16th century: imitative of pursing the lips.[mim etymology, mim origin, 英语词源]
mimsy: "Rather feeble and prim or affected", Late 19th century: probably from mim + -sy.
mollitious: "Luxurious; sensuous", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Francis Quarles (1592–1644), poet. From classical Latin mollitiēs softness + -ous.
mung: "A small round green bean", Early 19th century: from Hindi mūng.
Mr. Clean: "A man, especially a public figure, who has an impeccable image, record, or reputation. Sometimes used with Miss, Mrs., or Ms. when referring to a woman", From the trademark Mr. Clean, a brand of household cleaner.
monorchid: "(Of a person or animal) having only one testicle", Early 19th century: from modern Latin monorchis, monorchid-, from Greek monos 'single' + orkhis 'testicle'.
mouse potato: "A person who spends large amounts of leisure or working time operating a computer", 1990s: on the pattern of couch potato.
muktuk: "The skin and blubber of a whale, typically the narwhal or the beluga, used as food by the Inuit", From Inuit maktak.
mumpsimus: "A traditional custom or idea adhered to although shown to be unreasonable", Mid 16th century: erroneously for Latin sumpsimus in quod in ore sumpsimus 'which we have taken into the mouth' (from the Eucharist), in allusion to the story of an illiterate priest who, when corrected for reading quod in ore mumpsimus, replied ‘I will not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus’.
mucker: "A person who removes dirt and waste, especially from mines or stables", Middle English: from muck + -er¹; sense 2 probably from the phrase muck in. sense 3 is probably from German Mucker 'sulky person'.
misbirth: "An abortive delivery, a miscarriage. Also concrete : a miscarried fetus; a stillborn child, animal, etc. Now archaic (usually figurative )", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Hexham (fl. 1601–1650), soldier and author. From mis- + birth.
microcassette: "A small audio cassette. Frequently attributive, especially in microcassette recorder", 1970s; earliest use found in U.S. Patents. From micro- + cassette.
Muscadet: "A dry white wine from the part of the Loire region in France nearest the west coast", French, from muscade 'nutmeg', from musc 'musk'.
macroscopical: "= macroscopic", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Bryant (1828–1914). From macroscopic + -al, after microscopical.
multinucleate: "Having more than one nucleus", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From multi- + nucleate.
metritis: "Inflammation of the womb", Mid 19th century: from Greek mētra 'womb' + -itis.
masala: "A mixture of ground spices used in Indian cookery", From Urdu maṣālaḥ, based on Arabic maṣāliḥ 'ingredients, materials'.
moussaka: "A Greek dish made of minced lamb, aubergines, and tomatoes, with cheese sauce on top", From Turkish musakka, based on Arabic.
mooli: "A radish of a variety with a large slender white root which is typically eaten cooked, especially in Eastern cuisine, and is also used for stockfeed", 1960s: from Hindi mūlī, from Sanskrit mūla 'root'.
maltose: "A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units", Mid 19th century: from malt + -ose².