起源于1878年的英语单词列表
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conus(n.)
1878年,"圆锥形结构或器官",源自拉丁语 conus "圆锥体"(见 cone)。也是锥形贝类典型属的名称。
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countertop(n.)
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denature(v.)
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diff(n.)
“difference”的口语缩写,最早可追溯到1878年的短语“what's the diff?”意为“有什么区别?”
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Dimetrodon(n.)
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dynamite(v.)
"用炸药炸毁或摧毁",始于1878年,源自 dynamite(名词)。相关词汇: Dynamited; dynamiting。
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Eastlake
家具风格,1878年,通常是一种简单的堕落哥特式,但在最好的情况下,受到英国设计师查尔斯·洛克·伊斯特莱克(Charles Locke Eastlake)(1836-1906)及其著作《家居品味提示》的启发。
I find American tradesmen continually advertising what they are pleased to call 'Eastlake' furniture, with the production of which I have had nothing whatever to do, and for the taste of which I should be very sorry to be considered responsible [C.L. Eastlake, preface to "Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details," 4th ed., London, 1878]
我发现美国的手工艺人不断地宣传他们所谓的“伊斯特莱克”家具,而我与此无关,对于这种品味,我很抱歉被认为是有责任的[C.L. Eastlake,《家居品味提示:家具、室内装饰和其他细节》,第4版,伦敦,1878年]
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fretless(adj.)
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god-awful(adj.)
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gorgonzola
一种蓝色奶酪,1878年,缩写自 Gorgonzola cheese(1866),以制作它的米兰附近的村庄 Gorgonzola 命名。
In the neighbourhood is Gorgonzola, celebrated in the annals of the middle ages for the victory of Frederigo Barbarossa over the Milanese, in 1158; for the capture of the chevalric and poetic king Ensius, in 1243; for the advantage gained by the Torriani over the Visconti, in 1278, and which the latter revenged in 1281; but above all, famous for its strachino a cheese of European celebrity. ["Italy and its Comforts," London, 1842]
在附近是戈尔贡佐拉,中世纪的历史上因弗雷德里戈·巴巴罗萨在1158年击败米兰人而闻名; 因为在1243年捕获了骑士和诗人国王恩西乌斯; 因为托里亚尼在1278年取得了对维斯孔蒂的优势,而后者在1281年报复了这一行动; 但最重要的是,它以其欧洲著名的 strachino 奶酪而闻名。["意大利及其舒适之处",伦敦,1842年]