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dorp [dorp 词源字典]: "A small rural town or village (often used to suggest that a place is backward or unimpressive)", Dutch, 'village' (see thorp).[dorp etymology, dorp origin, 英语词源]
dreich: "(Especially of weather) dreary; bleak", Middle English (in the sense 'patient, long-suffering'): of Germanic origin, corresponding to Old Norse drjúgr 'enduring, lasting'.
decollate (1): "Behead (someone)", Late Middle English: from Latin decollat- 'beheaded', from the verb decollare, from de- (expressing removal) + collum 'neck'.
decollate (2): "Mechanically separate sheets of paper into different piles", 1960s: from de- 'away from' + collate.
dosh: "Money", 1950s: of unknown origin.
demos: "The common people of an ancient Greek state", From Greek dēmos.
de haut en bas: "In a condescending or superior manner", French, 'from above to below'.
Dáil: "The lower house of Parliament in the Republic of Ireland, composed of 166 members (called Teachtai Dála). It was first established in 1919, when Irish republicans proclaimed an Irish state", Irish, 'assembly (of Ireland)'.
deiform: "Godlike in form or character", Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin deiformis, from deus 'god' + -iform.
discriminant: "A distinguishing feature or characteristic", Mid 19th century (in the sense 'showing discernment'): from Latin discriminant- 'distinguishing between', from the verb discriminare (see discriminate).
doggery: " US slang . A disreputable drinking establishment", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Misogonus. From dog + -ery.
dendroid: "(Of a plant, marine invertebrate, or structure) tree-shaped; branching", Mid 19th century: from dendro- 'tree' + -oid.
disjunct: "Each of the terms of a disjunctive proposition", Late Middle English: from Latin disjunctus 'disjoined, separated', from the verb disjungere.
diaconate: "The office of deacon, or a person’s tenure of it", Early 18th century: from ecclesiastical Latin diaconatus, from diaconus (see deacon).
dalliance: "A casual romantic or sexual relationship", Middle English (in the sense 'conversation'): from dally + -ance.
dispraise: "Censure; criticism", Middle English: from Old French despreisier, based on late Latin depreciare (see depreciate).
depuration: "The action or process of freeing something of impurities", Early 17th century: from Latin depuratio(n-), from the verb depurare, from de- 'completely' + purare 'purify' (from purus 'pure').
disjunctive: "Lacking connection or consistency", Late Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective): from Latin disjunctivus, from disjunct- 'disjoined' (see disjunct).
distich: "A pair of verse lines; a couplet", Early 16th century: via Latin from Greek distikhon (metron) '(measure) of two lines', neuter of distikhos, from di- 'twice' + stikhos 'line'.
dissentient: "In opposition to a majority or official opinion", Early 17th century: from Latin dissentient- 'differing in opinion', from the verb dissentire.