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起源于1590年代的英语词汇列表

  • tangent(adj.)

    1590年代,“在不相交的点相遇”,源自拉丁语 tangentem(主格 tangens),是 tangere “触摸”的现在分词,源自 PIE 词根 *tag- “触摸,处理”。首次由丹麦数学家托马斯·芬克(Thomas Fincke)在 "Geomietria Rotundi"(1583)中使用。 “与主题略微相关”的扩展意义首次记录于1825年。相关: Tangencetangency

  • tantalize(v.)

    "以展示令人向往的东西并通过将其置于不可及之处来挑逗或折磨", 1590年代,由 -ize 和拉丁语 Tantalus 组成,源自希腊语 Tantalos,是小亚细亚弗里吉亚的一个神话国王,是宙斯的儿子,Pelops 和 Niobe 的父亲,因其财富而闻名,在来世中受到惩罚(由于不同的罪行),被迫站在一条河中,水深及颈,枝叶上挂满了水果,但每当他试图吃或喝时,所有的水果都会躲开他的手。乔叟(约1369年)知道他的故事。相关: Tantalizedtantalizingtantalizinglytantalization

  • tariff(n.)

    1590年代,“算术表”,也指“进口或出口关税的官方清单; 调节进口关税的法律”,源自意大利语 tariffa “关税,价格,评估”,中世纪拉丁语 tarifa “价格清单,费率手册”,源自阿拉伯语 ta'rif “信息,通知,公开; 应付费用清单”,动名词 arafa “他公开,他教授”。 “企业收费分类清单”的意义记录于1757年。美国 Tariff of Abominations 于1828年通过。

  • tasteless(adj.)

    1590年代,“无法品尝”; 大约1600年,“乏味的,无聊的”(比喻); 1610年代,“没有品味”; 1670年代,“不机智的”; 来自 taste(名词)+ -less。相关词汇: Tastelesslytastelessness

  • tear(v.3)

    colloquial, "move noisily and with vigorous haste and turbulence," 1590s, a special use of tear (v.1), perhaps on the notion of ripping through barriers or obstacles. Hence "to rant, rage, bluster" (c. 1600), in many Elizabethan dramatists; Shakespeare has emphatic tear a cat (1590). Hence probably also colloquial tear into "make a vigorous start" (by 1901), also tearer (1620s) "something big, raging, and violent."

  • Tempe

    vale in Thessaly, celebrated by classical poets for its beauty, hence figurative of a beautiful place (1590s). The place name is Greek Tempē, contracted from Tempea. Related: Tempean.

  • temporal(adj.2)

    "of or pertaining to the temples of the head; postorbital," 1590s, from Medieval Latin temporalis, from Latin tempora; see temple (n.2).

  • temptress(n.)

    1590年代,由 tempter-ess 组成。

  • tenancy(n.)

    "a holding (of lands) by tenure," also "duration of a tenure," 1590s; see tenant + -cy.

  • tenpenny(adj.)

    also ten-penny, "valued at or worth ten pence," 1590s, from ten + penny.