etymological
etymological 英 [ˌetɪmə'lɒdʒɪkl] 美 [ˌɛtəməˈlɑdʒɪkəl]
adj. 词源的；词源学的
- Something etymological relates to the way a word originated. You can look up a word's roots and the history of how it came to get its meaning in an etymological dictionary.
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- adj. 词源的；词源学的
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1. Clearly this manuscript is valuable and it is value that is also at the heart of the etymological irony I mentioned earlier.
毋庸置疑，这部手写本是一件珍品，而且它的珍贵也恰好在于一个词源学上的讽刺——我在文章开始的时候提到过。
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2. So there are etymological reasons as well as sanitary reasons for adding bleach to the load of laundry that cleans the baby’s diapers.
因此要求洗衣店使用漂白剂来清洗宝宝的尿布，就有了词源上的理由和卫生上的要求。
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3. The idea of flipping from one entry to another, following a line of inquiry (especially etymological inquiry) from one page to another, even one volume to another, is a sensual experience.
想象一下从一个词条翻到另外一个词条，顺着线索（尤其是词源的查询）从一页翻到另一页，从这一卷翻到另外一卷，（绝对）是一种感官体验。
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