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benefaction [benefaction 词源字典]: "A donation or gift", Mid 17th century: from late Latin benefactio(n-), from bene facere 'do good (to)', from bene 'well' + facere 'do'.[benefaction etymology, benefaction origin, 英语词源]
Bristol fashion: "In good order; neat and clean", Mid 19th century: originally in nautical use, referring to the commercial prosperity brought to Bristol by its shipping.
boule (1): "A metal ball used in the French game of boules, a form of bowls played on rough ground", 1920s (originally denoting a form of roulette): French, literally 'bowl'.
boule (2): "A legislative body of ancient or modern Greece", From Greek boulē 'senate'.
bargeboard: "A board, typically an ornamental one, fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers", Mid 19th century: from mid 16th-century barge- (used in architectural terms relating to the gable of a building), perhaps from medieval Latin bargus 'gallows'.
Bharatanatyam: "A classical dance form of southern India", From Sanskrit bharatanāṭya, literally 'the dance of Bharata', from Bharata, reputed to be the author of the Nāṭyaśāstra, a manual of dramatic art.
blini: "Pancakes made from buckwheat flour and served with sour cream", Russian (plural).
Bengali: "A native of Bengal", From Hindi baṅgālī.
bonzer: "Excellent; first-rate", Early 20th century: perhaps an alteration of bonanza.
brinjal: "An aubergine", Based on Portuguese berinjela, from Arabic al-bāḏinjān (see aubergine).
barramundi: "Any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and SE Asia", Late 19th century: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.
berkelium: "The chemical element of atomic number 97, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Berkelium does not occur naturally and was first made by bombarding americium with helium ions", 1949: from Berkeley (where it was first made) + -ium.
bilharzia: "A chronic disease, endemic in parts of Africa and South America, caused by infestation with blood flukes (schistosomes)", Mid 19th century: modern Latin, former name of the genus Schistosoma, named after T. Bilharz (1825–62), the German physician who discovered the parasite.
balayage: "A technique for highlighting hair in which the dye is painted on in such a way as to create a graduated, natural-looking effect", 1970s: French, literally 'sweeping', from balayer 'to sweep'.
bhai: "A brother", From Hindi bhāi, based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ 'brother'.
biograph (1): "A biography or biographical article; especially a short profile of a public figure. Now rare", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in Precept & Example. From bio- + -graph, after biographic, biography. Compare French biographe, German Biograph, both in sense ‘biographer’.
biograph (2): "To write a biography or biographical profile of (a person, especially a historical or public figure); (also) to record (historical information) in a biographical account. Occasionally without object", Late 18th cent. Back-formation from either biographer or biography.
biosonar: "A natural sonar system used by certain animals such as dolphins, whales, bats, etc", 1960s.
balanitis: "Inflammation of the glans penis", Mid 19th century: from Greek balanos 'glans penis' (literally 'acorn') + -itis.
bryony: "A climbing Eurasian hedgerow plant with lobed hairy leaves, red berries, and spring-like tendrils", Old English, via Latin from Greek bruōnia.