起源于1895年的英语词汇列表
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low-key(adj.)
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masochist(n.)
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misidentify(v.)
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mortician(n.)
1895年,美国英语,由 mortuary 和 -ician 组成,如 physician。
An undertaker will no longer be known as an "undertaker and embalmer." In the future he will be known as the "mortician." This was decided on at the second day's meeting of the Funeral Directors' Association of Kentucky, which was held in Louisville. [The Medical Herald, July 1895]
未来,殡仪馆老板将不再被称为“殡葬师和防腐师”。他们将被称为“mortician”。这是在肯塔基州殡仪馆协会第二天的会议上决定的,该会议在路易斯维尔举行。[《医学先驱报》,1895年7月]
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motorcar(n.)
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motorcycle(n.)
"摩托车,一种由小型发动机驱动的大型自行车",1895年,这是一个混合词,由 motor 和 -cycle 组成,源自 bicycle。19世纪末也使用了 Motocycle。
The horse follows the crooks of a country road, but then the training of the "motorcycle" (horrid name) will inevitably straighten out the crooks in the country road, and afford long ranges of straight tracks. [Payson Burleigh, "The Age of Steel," Oct. 12, 1895]
马匹沿着乡间小路弯曲前行,但是“摩托车”(可怕的名字)的训练将不可避免地使乡间小路的弯曲变得笔直,并提供长距离的直线轨迹。[佩森·伯利,《钢铁时代》,1895年10月12日]
相关词汇: Motorcyclist。
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nationwide(adj.)
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oligotrophy(n.)
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oncer(n.)
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oocyte(n.)