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t字母开头的单词列表

  • triglyph（n.）

    1560s as an element in ancient architecture usually consisting of a block cut with vertical grooves, representing the ends of wooden beams in earlier constructions, from Greek triglyphos, noun use of an adjective meaning "three-grooved;" see tri- "three" + glyph (n.).

  • trigon（n.）

    "triangle," in various specialized senses, 1560s, from Latin trigonum (in anatomy) or directly from Greek trigōnon (neuter trigōnos) "a triangle," noun use of adjective meaning "triangular, three-cornered;" from treis "three" (see tri-) + -gōnos "angled" (from PIE root *genu- (1) "knee; angle").

    Used in astronomy and surveying, and as a word-forming element in zoology and paleontology. Related: Trigonous; trigonic.

  • trigono-

    word-forming element used in English in the sciences from late 18c., from Greek trigōnos "a triangle," noun use of adjective meaning "triangular, three-cornered;" from treis "three" (see tri-) + -gōnos "angled" (from PIE root *genu- (1) "knee; angle").


  • trigonometric（adj.）

    1811年; 参见 trigonometry + -ic。相关： Trigonometrical（1660年代）。

  • trigonometry（n.）

    "三角形的边和角之间关系的数学分支"，1610年代，源自现代拉丁语 trigonometria（Barthelemi Pitiscus，1595），源自希腊语 trigonon "三角形"（来自 tri- "三"（见 tri-) + gōnia "角，拐角"（来自 PIE 词根 *genu-（1）"膝盖; 角度"）+ metron "测量"（来自 PIE 词根 *me-（2）"测量"）。

  • trigraph（n.）

    "combination of three letters to represent one sound," by 1836, from tri- "three" + -graph "something written," from Greek graphein "to write, express by written characters" (see -graphy).

  • trijunction（n.）

    "junction of three things," by 1887; see tri- + junction.

  • trike（n.）

    缩写自 tricycle，1883年。

  • trikini（n.）

    three-piece bathing suit with separate bra cups held on by Velcro, 1967, from tri- + bikini, falsely presumed as a compound in bi-. For a similar malformation from tri-, compare trimaran, "a central hull with a float on each side" (1949), based on non-PIE catamaran.

  • trilaminate（adj.）

    "consisting of three layers," by 1882; see tri- + laminate.