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Esperance doctor [Esperance doctor 词源字典]: "A cool sea breeze", Early 20th century: named after Esperance, a coastal town in Western Australia.[Esperance doctor etymology, Esperance doctor origin, 英语词源]
ethmoid: "A square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose", Mid 18th century: from Greek ēthmoeidēs, from ēthmos 'a sieve'.
exotica: "Objects considered interesting because they are out of the ordinary, especially because they originated in a distant foreign country", Late 19th century: from Latin, neuter plural of exoticus 'foreign' (see exotic).
esprit de corps: "A feeling of pride and mutual loyalty shared by the members of a group", French, literally 'spirit of the body'.
eristic: "Of or characterized by debate or argument", Mid 17th century: from Greek eristikos, from erizein 'to wrangle', from eris 'strife'.
etiolated: "(Of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light", Late 18th century: from etiolate + -ed².
episcopate: "The office of a bishop", Mid 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin episcopatus 'made a bishop', from episcopus 'bishop', from Greek episkopos 'overseer' (see bishop).
eventing: "An equestrian sport in which competitors must take part in each of several contests, usually cross-country, dressage, and showjumping", 1960s: from event, in three-day event, horse trials held on three consecutive days.
eutrophic: "(Of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen", Early 18th century (denoting a medicine promoting good nutrition): from Greek eutrophia, from eu 'well' + trephein 'nourish'. The current sense dates from the 1930s.
exeat: "A permission from a college, boarding school, or other institution for temporary absence", Early 18th century: from Latin, 'let him or her go out', third person singular present subjunctive of exire (see exit).
esky: "A portable insulated container for keeping food or drink cool", 1960s: probably from Eskimo, by association with a cold climate.
exocrine: "Relating to or denoting glands which secrete their products through ducts opening on to an epithelium rather than directly into the blood", Early 20th century: from exo- 'outside' + Greek krinein 'sift'.
evanish: "Vanish or die away", Middle English: from Old French evaniss-, lengthened stem of the verb evanir 'vanish', from Latin evanescere 'die away'.
emissive: "Having the power to radiate something, especially light, heat, or radiation", Mid 17th century (in the sense 'that is emitted'): from Latin emiss- 'emitted, sent out' (from the verb emittere) + -ive.
euphonium: "A valved brass musical instrument of tenor pitch, resembling a small tuba", Mid 19th century: from Greek euphōnos 'having a pleasing sound' + -ium.
entr'acte: "An interval between two acts of a play or opera", Mid 19th century: French, from (earlier form of entracte), from entre 'between' + acte 'act'.
equinoctial: "Happening at or near the time of an equinox", Late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to equal periods of day and night'): via Old French from Latin aequinoctialis, from aequinoctium (see equinox).
eurhythmics: "A system of rhythmical physical movements to music used to teach musical understanding (especially in Steiner schools) or for therapeutic purposes, evolved by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze", Early 20th century: from eu- 'well' + rhythm + -ics.
euphuism: "An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking", Late 16th century: from Euphues, the name of a character in John Lyly's prose romance of the same name (1578–80), from Greek euphuēs 'well endowed by nature', from eu 'well' + the base of phuē 'growth'.
escalope: "A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce", French; compare with escallop and scallop.