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Heath Robinson [Heath Robinson 词源字典]: "Ingeniously or ridiculously over-complicated in design or construction", Early 20th century: named after W. Heath Robinson (see Robinson, Heath).[Heath Robinson etymology, Heath Robinson origin, 英语词源]
haemorrhoid: "A swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus", Late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek haimorrhoides (phlebes) 'bleeding (veins)', from haima 'blood' + an element related to rhein 'to flow'.
haemoptysis: "The coughing up of blood", Mid 17th century: from modern Latin hemoptysis, from haemo- 'of blood' + Greek ptusis 'spitting'.
hydrous: "Containing water as a constituent", Early 19th century: from Greek hudro- 'water' + -ous.
hyaloid: "Glassy; transparent", Mid 19th century: from French hyaloïde, or via late Latin from Greek hualoeidēs 'like glass', from hualos 'glass'.
hendecagon: "A plane figure with eleven straight sides and angles", Early 18th century: from hendeca- 'eleven' + -gon, on the pattern of words such as polygon.
honoris causa: "(Especially of a degree awarded without examination) as a mark of esteem", Latin, literally 'for the sake of honour'.
hummingbird: "A small nectar-feeding tropical American bird that is able to hover and fly backwards, and typically has colourful iridescent plumage", Mid 17th century: so named because of the humming sound produced by the rapid vibration of the bird's wings.
haem: "An iron-containing compound of the porphyrin class which forms the non-protein part of haemoglobin and some other biological molecules", 1920s: back-formation from haemoglobin.
hassium: "The chemical element of atomic number 108, a very unstable element made by high-energy atomic collisions", Modern Latin, from Latin Hassias 'Hesse' (the German state); it was discovered in Darmstadt in 1984.
hoor: "A prostitute", Representing a regional pronunciation of whore.
hissy fit: "An angry outburst; a temper tantrum", 1930s (as hissy): perhaps from hysterics (see hysteric).
hadal: "Relating to the zone of the sea greater than 6000 m in depth (chiefly oceanic trenches)", Mid 20th century: from Hades + -al.
Hakka: "A member of a people of SE China who migrated from the north during the 12th century", From Chinese (Cantonese dialect) haàk ka 'stranger'.
heliometer: "A refracting telescope with a split objective lens, used for finding the angular distance between two stars", Mid 18th century: from helio- 'of the sun' + -meter (because it was originally used for measuring the diameter of the sun).
humint: "Covert intelligence-gathering by agents or others", Late 20th century: from human intelligence.
Helios: "The sun personified as a god, father of Phaethon. He is generally represented as a charioteer driving daily from east to west across the sky", Greek hēlios 'sun'.
haricot: "A French bean of a variety with small white seeds", Mid 17th century: French, perhaps from Aztec ayacotli.
halon: "Any of a number of unreactive gaseous compounds of carbon with bromine and other halogens, used in fire extinguishers, but now known to damage the ozone layer", 1960s: from halogen + -on.
haka: "A Maori ceremonial war dance involving chanting, an imitation of which is performed by New Zealand rugby teams before a match", Maori.