起源于1888年的英语词汇列表
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phobic(adj.)
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Pinkerton
1888年,半官方侦探的代名词(Pinkerton men),源自于美国1850年由艾伦· Pinkerton(1819-1884)创立的侦探机构。
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pollutant(n.)
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polyaesthesia(n.)
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pooh-bah(n.)
"酷爱维持过度官僚控制的领导人",出自 Pooh Bah,即吉尔伯特和沙利文的歌剧《鸣谢》(1885)中的“万事大君”。(1888)
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pretend(n.)
"想象或游戏中假装的行为或事实",来自儿童的谈话,源自 pretend(动词)。在相同意义上更早的是动名词 pretending(1640年代)。
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psammophile(n.)
"plant or animal thriving in sandy places," 1881 (in plural psammophiles, "Proceedings of the Geologists' Association," vol. vi, p. 413, London), 1870s in German and French; see psammo- "sand" + -phile "one that loves." Related: Psammophilic.
[Mr. Lees] might surely have shown his consideration for non-classical mortals by a less profuse use of words like dysgeogenous, eugeogenous, xerophiles, hygerphiles, psammophiles, and so forth. [from review of Frederic Arnold Lees' "The Flora of West Yorkshire" in the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent, April 6, 1888]
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punter(n.)
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ricin(n.)
"蓖麻豆中提取的毒素,1888年,源自 ricinus,蓖麻植物的属名(1694年),源自拉丁语 ricinus(普林尼),一个起源不确定的词,也许是与 ricinus “蜱虫”(在绵羊、狗等身上)相同的词。 拉丁语 ricinum 在古英语草药书中使用过。"
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rockpile(n.)