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talkathon [talkathon 词源字典]: "A prolonged discussion or debate", 1930s (originally US, denoting a debate artificially prolonged to prevent the progress of a bill): blend of talk and marathon.[talkathon etymology, talkathon origin, 英语词源]
tore: "Archaic term for torus", Mid 17th century: from French.
Theravada: "The more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), which developed from Hinayana Buddhism. It is practised mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos", From Pali theravāda, literally 'doctrine of the elders', from thera 'elder, old' + vāda 'speech, doctrine'.
terraform: "(Especially in science fiction) transform (a planet) so as to resemble the earth, especially so that it can support human life", 1940s: from Latin terra 'earth' + the verb form.
trichotomy: "A division into three categories", 17th century: from Greek trikha 'threefold' from treis 'three', on the pattern of dichotomy.
terracotta: "A type of fired clay, typically of a brownish-red colour and unglazed, used as an ornamental building material and in modelling", Early 18th century: from Italian terra cotta 'baked earth', from Latin terra cocta.
taramasalata: "A pinkish paste or dip made from the roe of certain fish, mixed with olive oil and seasoning", From modern Greek taramas 'roe' (from Turkish tarama, denoting a preparation of soft roe or red caviar) + salata 'salad'.
thankfully: "In a thankful manner", Old English thancfullīce (see thankful, -ly²).
tegula: "A small scale-like sclerite covering the base of the forewing in many insects", Early 19th century: from Latin, literally 'tile', from tegere 'to cover'.
trimaran: "A yacht with three hulls in parallel", 1940s: from tri- + catamaran.
tragopan: "An Asian pheasant of highland forests, the male of which has brightly coloured plumage used in courtship", Modern Latin, from Greek, the name of a horned bird, from tragos 'goat' + the name Pan (see Pan).
thingummy: "A person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention", Late 18th century: from thing + a meaningless suffix.
telematics: "The branch of information technology which deals with the long-distance transmission of computerized information", 1970s: blend of telecommunication and informatics.
titbit: "A small piece of tasty food", Mid 17th century (as tyd bit, tid-bit): from dialect tid 'tender' (of unknown origin) + bit¹.
tittle-tattle: "Casual conversation about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true; gossip", Early 16th century: reduplication of tattle.