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scopula [scopula 词源字典]: "A small brush-like structure on some insects, especially on the legs of spiders", Early 19th century: from late Latin, diminutive of Latin scopa (see scopa).[scopula etymology, scopula origin, 英语词源]
septarium: "A concretionary nodule, typically of ironstone, having radial cracks filled with calcite or another mineral", Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Latin septum 'enclosure'.
struma: "A swelling of the thyroid gland; a goitre", Mid 16th century (in the Latin sense): modern Latin, from Latin, 'scrofulous tumour'.
sexadecimal: "Relating to the number 16; specifically (of a number system) based on the number 16, rather than the usual 10; also as noun Compare sexdecimal", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. Alteration of sexdecimal, either after sexa-, or with insertion of -a- after hexa-.
structurism: "The belief in or practice of focusing attention on the basic structural components of an object of study, sometimes to the exclusion of all else. rare", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Science. From structure + -ism.
subdean: "An official who acts as deputy to a dean; especially a deputy to the chief resident cleric of a collegiate church", Late Middle English; earliest use found in William Langland (c1325–c1390), poet. Partly (i) from Anglo-Norman souzdean and Middle French soubdean.
sub-officer: "(A title for) a subordinate officer. In later use especially: ( British ) a member of the fire services ranked below Station Officer (now disused )", Early 17th cent. From sub- + officer.
supraconductivity: "= superconductivity", Early 20th cent. From supra- + conductivity. Compare supraconductor and slightly later supraconductive.
som: "The basic monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, equal to 100 tiyin", Kyrgyz and Uzbek, literally 'rouble'.
stravaig: "Wander about aimlessly", Late 18th century: probably a shortening of obsolete extravage 'digress, ramble'.
substratal: "Of or relating to a substratum; forming a substratum; underlying; fundamental; (now chiefly Linguistics ) of or relating to a substrate language", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The New Monthly Magazine. Partly from substrate + -al, and partly from substratum + -al.
swift-boat: "Target (a politician or public figure) with a campaign of personal attacks", 2004: with allusion to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a political action committee that funded an advertising campaign criticizing 2004 US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry's record of military service aboard a swift boat, a type of US Navy patrol craft, during the Vietnam War.
splitsville: "The termination of a relationship, especially a romantic or sexual one", 1980s: from split + -s- + -ville.
semper fidelis: "Always faithful (the motto of the US Marine Corps)", Latin.
Sindhi: "A native or inhabitant of Sind", From Persian and Urdu sindī, from Sanskrit sindhu 'river' (specifically the Indus).
succursal: "(Of a religious establishment such as a monastery) subsidiary to a principal establishment", Mid 19th century: from French succursale, from medieval Latin succursus, from the verb succurrere (see succour).
subserve: "Help to further or promote", Mid 17th century: from Latin subservire (see sub-, serve).
spelunking: "The exploration of caves, especially as a hobby", 1940s: from obsolete spelunk 'cave' (from Latin spelunca) + -ing¹.
seaborgium: "The chemical element of atomic number 106, a very unstable element made by high-energy atomic collisions", Modern Latin, named after G. Seaborg (see Seaborg, Glenn).
scatty: "Absent-minded and disorganized", Early 20th century: abbreviation of scatterbrained.