t字母开头的词汇列表
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tau
希腊字母表的第19个字母,源自希伯来语“taw”的最后一个字母,字面意思是“标记、标志”。
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taught
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taunt(v.)
taunt(n.)
1520年代,“尖刻的谴责”,可能来自 taunt(动词)。
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taupe(n.)
"深棕灰色"(鼹鼠皮的颜色),1906年,源自法语 taupe,最初指"鼹鼠",古法语,源自拉丁语 talpa "鼹鼠"。下面的故事缺乏证据,似乎是一种幻想性的尝试,试图将颜色名称的起源转移到更有吸引力的东西:
Before the season advances very far you will find that taupe, pronounced "tope," will be the most favored color in the entire category of shades and blendings. The original word is taken from the German word "taube" pronounced "tob-a," which is the name for the dove, but the French have twisted the b into a p and give us taupe. [The Illustrated Milliner, August 1906]
在季节进展得不太远之前,你会发现 taupe,发音为"tope",将成为整个色调和混合色类别中最受欢迎的颜色。这个词最初来自德语单词"taube",发音为"tob-a",是鸽子的名字,但法国人把 b 扭成了 p,给了我们 taupe。[《Illustrated Milliner》,1906年8月]
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taurian(adj.)
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taurine(n.)
taurine(adj.)
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tauromachy(n.)
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taut(adj.)
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tauten(v.)
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tauto-
before vowels taut-, word-forming element indicating sameness, also repetition, from Greek tauto "the same," a contraction of to auto, with to "the" + autos, reflexive pronoun, "self, same," which is of uncertain origin.