etymologize
英 [etɪ'mɒlədʒaɪz]
美[,ɛtə'mɑlə,dʒaɪz]
释义
vt. 探溯语源；追溯语源
vi. 研究语源
词态变化
第三人称单数: etymologizes;过去式: etymologized;过去分词: etymologized;现在分词: etymologizing;
英文词源
- etymologize (v.)
- 1530s (transitive); see etymology + -ize. Compare French étymologiser, from Medieval Latin etymologisare. Intransitive sense from 1650s. Related: Etymologized; etymologizing.
英英释意
- 1. give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word);
- "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"
- "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing"
- 2. construct the history of words
