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单词 etymological
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Definition of etymological in English:

etymological

adjective ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌɛdəməˈlɑdʒəkəl
  • Relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings.

    an etymological dictionary
    the etymological roots of the word are of interest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Written language often preserves etymological and morphological facts about the vocabulary that are lost in pronunciation.
    • There is etymological debate surrounding the word.
    • There are many great etymological books out there that are not listed here.
    • Apparently my teachers were wrong on the etymological facts.
    • Lots of the most interesting etymological claims that are bandied about on the internet and in the popular press are bunk.

Derivatives

  • etymologically

  • adverb ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)liˌɛdəməˈlɑdʒəkli
    • 'Prole' is etymologically derived from 'proletariat'.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The author declares with aplomb that etymologically speaking the word is entirely incorrect.
      • In this use, they have retained an original and etymologically correct meaning.
      • All Sign Languages are different, but such are the natural roots of many signs, in mime, or representation, that languages that are geographically and etymologically unrelated often have vocabularies which overlap.
      • There is sometimes an alternation between f and v in grammatically or etymologically related words.
 
 

Definition of etymological in US English:

etymological

adjectiveˌɛdəməˈlɑdʒəkəlˌedəməˈläjəkəl
  • Relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings.

    an etymological dictionary
    the etymological roots of the word are of interest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lots of the most interesting etymological claims that are bandied about on the internet and in the popular press are bunk.
    • Written language often preserves etymological and morphological facts about the vocabulary that are lost in pronunciation.
    • There is etymological debate surrounding the word.
    • Apparently my teachers were wrong on the etymological facts.
    • There are many great etymological books out there that are not listed here.
 
 
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