| 单词 | amorite |
| 释义 | Amorite in American English (ˈæməˌraɪt) noun a member of an ancient Semitic people of c. 2000 b.c.: in the Bible, regarded as descended from Canaan, son of Ham: Gen. 10:16 Word origin Heb emoriAmorite in American English (ˈæməˌrait) noun 1. a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31 2. the Semitic language of the Amorites Word origin [1600–10; ‹ Heb ĕmōr(ī) Amorites + -ite1]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adaptation, alpine, dolly, quarantine, skid-ite is a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader,doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp. salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite) |
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