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- corporality[corporality 词源字典]
- "Material or corporeal existence", Late Middle English: from late Latin corporalitas, from Latin corporalis 'relating to the body' (see corporal2).[corporality etymology, corporality origin, 英语词源]
- superabound
- "Be very or too abundant", Late Middle English (in the sense 'be more abundant'): from late Latin superabundare (see super-, abound).
- tricolour
- "A flag with three bands or blocks of different colours, especially the French national flag with equal upright bands of blue, white, and red", Late 18th century: from French tricolore, from late Latin tricolor (see tri-, colour).
- affective
- "Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes", Late Middle English: via French from late Latin affectivus, from afficere (see affect2).
- exanthema
- "A skin rash accompanying a disease or fever", Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek exanthēma 'eruption', from ex- 'out' + antheein 'to blossom' (from anthos 'flower').
- palpebral
- "Relating to the eyelids", Mid 19th century: from late Latin palpebralis, from Latin palpebra 'eyelid'.
- sequestrate
- "Take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met", Late Middle English (in the sense 'separate from general access'): from late Latin sequestrat- 'given up for safekeeping', from the verb sequestrare (see sequester).
- innominate
- "Not named or classified", Mid 17th century: from late Latin innominatus, from in- 'not' + nominatus 'named' (past participle of nominare).
- revivify
- "Give new life or vigour to", Late 17th century: from French revivifier or late Latin revivificare (see re-, vivify).
- damnify
- "Cause injury to", Early 16th century: from Old French damnefier, dam(p)nifier, from late Latin damnificare 'injure, condemn', from Latin damnificus 'hurtful', from damnus 'loss, damage'.
- denumerable
- "Able to be counted by a one-to-one correspondence with the infinite set of integers", Early 20th century: from late Latin denumerare 'count out' + -able.
- discarnate
- "(Of a person or being) not having a physical body", Late 19th century: from dis- 'without' + Latin caro, carn- 'flesh' or late Latin carnatus 'fleshy'.
- scopula
- "A small brush-like structure on some insects, especially on the legs of spiders", Early 19th century: from late Latin, diminutive of Latin scopa (see scopa).
- equivoque
- "An expression capable of having more than one meaning; a pun", Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'equivocal'): from Old French equivoque or late Latin aequivocus (see equivocal).
- fructification
- "The process of fructifying", Late 15th century: from late Latin fructificatio(n-), from Latin fructificare 'fructify', from fructus 'fruit'.
- perissology
- "The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning", Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek perissologia, from perissos 'redundant' + -logy.
- fumarole
- "An opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge", Early 19th century: from obsolete Italian fumaruolo, from late Latin fumariolum 'vent, hole for smoke', a diminutive based on Latin fumus 'smoke'.
- hypogeal
- "Underground; subterranean", Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek hupogeios (from hupo 'under' + gē 'earth') + -al.
- nyctalopia
- "A condition characterized by an abnormal inability to see in dim light or at night, typically caused by vitamin A deficiency", Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek nuktalōps, from nux, nukt- 'night' + alaos 'blind' + ōps 'eye'.
- parvis
- "An enclosed area in front of a cathedral or church, typically surrounded with colonnades or porticoes", Late Middle English: from Old French, based on late Latin paradisus 'paradise', in the Middle Ages denoting a court in front of St Peter's, Rome.
- eschar
- "A dry, dark scab or falling away of dead skin, typically caused by a burn, an insect bite, or infection with anthrax", Late Middle English: from French eschare or late Latin eschara 'scar or scab', from Greek (see also scar).
- intinction
- "The action of dipping the bread in the wine at a Eucharist so that a communicant receives both together", Mid 16th century: from late Latin intinctio(n-), from Latin intingere, from in- 'into' + tingere 'dip'. The word originally denoted the general action of dipping, especially into something coloured; compare with tinge. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
- diaphoresis
- "Sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug", Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek, from diaphorein 'carry off, sweat out', from dia 'through' + phorein 'carry'.