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premonish [premonish 词源字典]: "Inform (someone) of a possible future danger or problem; forewarn", Mid 16th century: from Latin praemonere 'forewarn' with the ending altered after the pattern of admonish.[premonish etymology, premonish origin, 英语词源]
posologic: "Of or relating to dosages; = posological", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Richard Brookes (fl. 1721–1763), physician and author. From post-classical Latin posologicus from ancient Greek πόσος how much (from the Indo-European base of classical Latin quot how many + the Indo-European base of ancient Greek -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + classical Latin -logicus.
peltation: "Peltate condition; a peltate formation", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of Botany. From peltate: see -ation.
piscation: "Fishing", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Joseph Hall (1574–1656), bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist. From classical Latin piscātiōn-, piscātiō fishing (2nd cent. a.d.) from piscāt-, past participial stem of piscārī to fish + -iō.
pronunciamento: "(Especially in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) a political manifesto or proclamation", Spanish pronunciamiento, from pronunciar 'pronounce'.
pretence: "An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true", Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pretense, based on medieval Latin pretensus 'pretended', alteration of Latin praetentus, from the verb praetendere (see pretend).
phyllophorous: "Bearing leaves or leaflike structures; Zoology (of a bat) having a leaflike appendage on the snout", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in John Hull (1764–1843), physician and botanist.
paraglossa: "The outer lobe of the ligula in certain insects", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From scientific Latin paraglossa from para- + ancient Greek γλῶσσα tongue.
phosphene: "A sensation of a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct stimulation of the visual system other than by light", Late 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek phōs 'light' + phainein 'to show'.
phronesis: "Wisdom personified. Now rare ( historical in later use)", Early 16th cent.; earliest use found in John Skelton (c1460–1529), poet. From classical Latin phronēsis wisdom, in post-classical Latin also wisdom personified from ancient Greek ϕρόνησις thought, sense, judgement, practical wisdom, prudence from ϕρονεῖν to think, to have understanding, to be wise, prudent + -σις.
parthenocarpy: "The development of a fruit without prior fertilization", Early 20th century: from German Parthenocarpie, from Greek parthenos 'virgin' + karpos 'fruit'.
paralinguistics: "The branch of linguistics which studies non-phonemic aspects of speech, such as tone of voice, tempo, etc.; non-phonemic characteristics of communication; paralanguage", 1950s; earliest use found in Archibald Anderson Hill (b. 1902). From para- + linguistic: see quot. 1958.
poleaxe: "another term for battleaxe (sense 1)", Middle English: related to Middle Dutch pol(l)aex, Middle Low German pol(l)exe (see poll, axe). The change in the first syllable was due to association with pole¹; the first element poll- may have referred to a special head of the axe or to the head of an enemy.
pharyngocele: "A diverticulum or hernial protrusion of the pharynx", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer.
proterandrous: " Botany = protandrous", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. From protero- + -androus.
papulopustular: "Consisting of papules and pustules, or papules that become pustular", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Robert J. Graves (1796–1853), physician.
parareligious: "Existing parallel to, or outside, the sphere of mainstream religion", 1940s; earliest use found in Yale French Studies.
protectory: "An institution for the care and education of destitute or delinquent children", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The New York Times. From classical Latin prōtect-, past participial stem of prōtegere protect + -ory, probably after refectory, reformatory, etc.
pteridology: "The study of ferns and related plants", Mid 19th century: from Greek pteris, pterid- 'fern' + -logy.
parliamentarism: "The parliamentary principle or system of government", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Times. From parliamentary + -ism. Compare French parlementarisme.