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scatty [scatty 词源字典]: "Absent-minded and disorganized", Early 20th century: abbreviation of scatterbrained.[scatty etymology, scatty origin, 英语词源]
streptomycete: "A bacterium which occurs chiefly in soil as aerobic saprophytes resembling moulds, several of which are important sources of antibiotics", 1950s: anglicized singular of modern Latin Streptomyces, from strepto- 'twisted' + Greek mukēs, mukēt- 'fungus'.
sideburn: "A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears", Late 19th century: originally burnside, from the name of General Burnside (1824–81), who wore sideburns.
smoodge: "Behave in an ingratiating manner", Early 20th century: probably an alteration of dialect smouch 'kiss, sidle up to'.
shoepack: "An oiled leather boot, typically having a rubber sole", Mid 18th century: from Delaware (Unami) sippack 'shoes', from čípahkpo 'moccasins', later assimilated to shoe and pack¹.
simulant: "A thing which simulates or resembles something else", Mid 18th century: from Latin simulant- 'copying, representing', from the verb simulare.
sempre: "(In directions) throughout; always", Italian.
sextodecimo: "A size of book page that results from folding each printed sheet into sixteen leaves (thirty-two pages)", Late 17th century: from Latin sexto decimo, ablative of sextus decimus 'sixteenth'.
socle: "A plain low block or plinth serving as a support for a column, urn, statue, etc. or as the foundation of a wall", Early 18th century: from French, from Italian zoccolo, literally 'wooden shoe', from Latin socculus, from soccus (see sock).
sullage: "Waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets", Mid 16th century: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French suillage, from suiller 'to soil'.
solatium: "A thing given to someone as a compensation or consolation", Early 19th century: from Latin, literally 'solace'.
sonde: "An instrument probe that automatically transmits information about its surroundings underground, under water, in the atmosphere, etc", Early 20th century: from French, literally 'sounding (line)'.
sparge: "Moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing", Late 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'sprinkle (water) about'): apparently from Latin spargere 'to sprinkle'. The current senses date from the early 19th century.
spoliate: "Rob of something; plunder", Early 18th century: from Latin spoliat- 'spoilt', from the verb spoliare 'strip, deprive'.
stemple: "Each of a number of crossbars in a mineshaft, serving as supports or steps", Mid 17th century: perhaps related to German Stempel.
sidero-: "Relating to the stars", From Latin sidus, sider- 'star'.
saccharo-: "Relating to sugar", Via Latin from Greek sakkharon 'sugar'.
stumer: "A worthless cheque or a counterfeit coin or note", Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
squirearchy: "Landowners collectively, especially when considered as a class having political or social influence", Late 18th century: from squire, on the pattern of words such as hierarchy.
scallywag: "A person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal", Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.