詞以根記 praise (ME preisen, praisen, fr. MF preisier: to prize, value, praise, fr. LL pretiare (often spelled preciare in later MSS): to value, prize, fr. L pretium: price, value; n., ME preyse, fr. preisen, praisen, v.) n. an expression of approval and commendation, extolment, kudos, congrarulati...

詞以根記 primarius:basic,primary,ofthefirstrank初的、原始的、位序的,fr.L,principal重要的、首要的、主要的、本金的、母金的,fr.primus:first?prim(1709,v.,toassumeaformal/precise/demuremanner,n.,aformal/precise/haughtyperson(before1700),perh.fr.obs.Fprim:neat,thin,slender,small,delicate,fr.OFprim:fine,delicate,fr.Lprimus:first,fine...

詞以根記 primavera (ASp, lit., spring, fr. Sp., spring, fr. LL prima vera, fr. fem. of L primum ver: early spring, fr. primus: first + ver: spring; fr. its early flowering) n. a Central American timber tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) with brilliant yellow flowers, the hard light wood of the primaver...

詞以根記 cittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen;civilis:civil,fr.civis:citizen citadel(MFcitadelle,fr.OItcittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen+-itat-,-itas:-ity)n.astronghold into which people could go for shelter dur...

詞以根記 primitive (ME primitif, fr. L primitivus, fr. primitiae: first things, first fruits, fr. primitus: firstly, originally, fr. primus: first + -itus, adverb suffix + -ivus: -ive) adj. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type, used of preliterate or tribal or nonindus...

詞以根記 cittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen;civilis:civil,fr.civis:citizen citadel(MFcitadelle,fr.OItcittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen+-itat-,-itas:-ity)n.astronghold into which people could go for shelter dur...

詞以根記 appreciate (ML appretiatus, pp of appretiare: to value, esteem, fr. LL, pp of appretiare: to appraise, put a price on, fr. L ad- + pretium: price, value) v. be fully aware of; realize fully, recognize with gratitude; be grateful for, hold dear, evaluate highly / approve warmly often with e...

詞以根記 depreciatory (LL depretiator, often spelled depreciator in later MSS, fr. depretiatus, pp of depreciare, fr. de-: down + pretium: price + L -ory) adj. tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value, depreciative, deprecative, tending to diminish or disparage, depreciating, disparaging, b...

詞以根記 civility (ME civylite, fr. MF civilité, fr. L civilitat-, civilitas, fr. civilis: relating to a citizen, courteous, fr. civis: citizen + -itat-, -itas: -ity) n. (obs.) deference or allegiance to the social order befitting a citizen; (obs.) civil government or polity; solidarity of civil ri...

詞以根記 semiprecious (semi- + precious, ME, fr. OF precios, precieus, fr. L pretiosus, fr. L pretium: price, value, money + -osus: -ous) adj. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones, (of a gemstone) of less commercial value than those called precious: “such semiprecious...

詞以根記 prize (ME pris: prize, price; v., ME prisen, fr. MF preiser, prisier, fr. OF, fr. LL pretiare, fr. L pretium: price, money, value; n., ME prise, pris, fr. OF prise: act of taking, seizure, fr. pris, pp of prendre: to take, fr. L prehendere: to seize, grasp) adj. of superior grade, choice, ...

詞以根記 imprecate (L imprecationem: an invoking of evil, imprecatus, pp of imprecari: to invoke, call down upon, fr. in-: en- + L precari: to ask, entreat, pray, fr. prec-, prex: request, entreaty, prayer) v. invoke evil upon, curse, wish harm upon, utter imprecations, utter obscenities or profan...

詞以根記 primacy (ME primacie, fr. MF, fr. ML primatia, fr. L primat-, primas: one of the first, leader + -ia: -y) n. the state of being first in importance (天主教)教皇的職責(zé)、地位、權(quán)力 primal (ML primalis, fr. L primus: first + -alis -al) adj. having existed from the beginning, in an earliest or original s...

詞以根記 city (ME citie, fr. OF cité, fr. L civitatem: citizenship, community of citizens, civitat-, civitas, fr. civis: citizen + -itat-, -itas: -ity) n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts 城市 citizen (ME citizein, fr. AF citezein, ...

詞以根記 principle (ME, modif. of MF principe, fr. L principium: beginning, origin, basis (in pl. principia: first principles, fundamentals), fr. princip-, princeps: first, original, lit., taken as first, fr. prin-, fr. primus: first + -cip-, -ceps, fr. L capere: to take) n. a basic generalization ...

詞以根記 depreciation (depreciate, LL depretiare, often spelled depreciare in later MSS, fr. de-: down + pretium: price + -ion) n. the act or process of depreciating or the state of being depreciated, loss of value: “the rapid depreciation of currency’, “made some bitter remarks in depreciation of ...

詞以根記 appraise (ME appreisen, modif. (influenced by preisen: to set a value on) of MF aprisier, fr. OF, fr. a-, fr. L ad- + prisier: to prize, value, appraise, fr. OF, fr. LL pretiare, fr. L pretium: price, money, value) v. set a value on (as goods, lands, or the estate of a deceased person), es...

詞以根記 ? primogeniture (LL primogenitura: birth of first child, fr. L primo: at first, primus: first + genitura: birth, fr. genitus, pp of gignere: to beget + -ura: -ure) n. right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son 長(zhǎng)嗣身份、長(zhǎng)嗣繼承權(quán)/制 ? primp (perh. alter. of prim: to assume a fo...

詞以根記 semiprecious (semi- + precious, ME, fr. OF precios, precieus, fr. L pretiosus, fr. L pretium: price, value, money + -osus: -ous) adj. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones, (of a gemstone) of less commercial value than those called precious: “such semiprecious...

詞以根記 cittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen;civilis:civil,fr.civis:citizen citadel(MFcitadelle,fr.OItcittadella:littlecity,dim.ofcittade:city,fr.Lcivitat-,civitas,fr.civis:citizen+-itat-,-itas:-ity)n.astronghold into which people could go for shelter dur...

詞以根記 iatros: healer, physician, iasthai: to heal -iatry (F -iatrie, fr. NL -iatria, fr. Gk iatreia: art or action of healing, fr. iatros: physician, fr. iasthai: to heal + -eia: -y) n. comb form medical treatment, healing: podiatry, gyniatry, psychiatry -iatric (-iatric fr. NL -iatria: -...

詞以根記 principle (ME, modif. of MF principe, fr. L principium: beginning, origin, basis (in pl. principia: first principles, fundamentals), fr. princip-, princeps: first, original, lit., taken as first, fr. prin-, fr. primus: first + -cip-, -ceps, fr. L capere: to take) n. a basic generalization ...

詞以根記 primacy (ME primacie, fr. MF, fr. ML primatia, fr. L primat-, primas: one of the first, leader + -ia: -y) n. the state of being first in importance (天主教)教皇的職責(zé)、地位、權(quán)力 primal (ML primalis, fr. L primus: first + -alis -al) adj. having existed from the beginning, in an earliest or original s...

詞以根記 primate (ME primat, fr. OF, fr. ML primat-, primas: archbishop, fr. LL, archbishop, head, leader, fr. L, one of the first, leader, fr. primus: first) n. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet, a senior clergyman and dignitary, archpriest, ...

詞以根記 imprecate (L imprecationem: an invoking of evil, imprecatus, pp of imprecari: to invoke, call down upon, fr. in-: en- + L precari: to ask, entreat, pray, fr. prec-, prex: request, entreaty, prayer) v. invoke evil upon, curse, wish harm upon, utter imprecations, utter obscenities or profan...

詞以根記 primeval (L primaevus: of the first period of life, fr. primus: first + aevum: age + E -al) adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state, aboriginal, primaeval, primal, primordial 原始的、早期的、遠(yuǎn)古的 ? primo (It, fr. primo: first, fr. L primus: first) adv. i...

詞以根記 prize (ME pris: prize, price; v., ME prisen, fr. MF preiser, prisier, fr. OF, fr. LL pretiare, fr. L pretium: price, money, value; n., ME prise, pris, fr. OF prise: act of taking, seizure, fr. pris, pp of prendre: to take, fr. L prehendere: to seize, grasp) adj. of superior grade, choice, ...

詞以根記 primavera (ASp, lit., spring, fr. Sp., spring, fr. LL prima vera, fr. fem. of L primum ver: early spring, fr. primus: first + ver: spring; fr. its early flowering) n. a Central American timber tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) with brilliant yellow flowers, the hard light wood of the primaver...

詞以根記 ? semiprecious (semi- + precious, ME, fr. OF precios, precieus, fr. L pretiosus, fr. L pretium: price, value, money + -osus: -ous) adj. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones, (of a gemstone) of less commercial value than those called precious: “such semiprecio...

詞以根記 primordium (L primordium: beginning, origin, fr. neut. of primordius: original, fr. primus: first + ordiri: to begin, begin to web)n. an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development, anlage 初階段、【生】原基 prince (ME, fr. OF, fr. L princip-, princeps:...