派生
mer-
- Important derivatives are: nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia
重要派生词为: nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia - To rub away, harm.
擦掉, 伤害. - nightmare , from Old English mare , mære , goblin, incubus, from Germanic *marōn- , goblin.
nightmare , 源自 古英语 mare , mære , 恶鬼, 梦魇, 源自 日耳曼语 *marōn- , 小妖精. - marasmus ; amaranth , from Greek marainein , to waste away, wither.
marasmus ; amaranth , 源自 希腊语 marainein , 荒芜, 枯萎. - Probably suffixed zero-grade form*m—- to- , “ground down.” mortar , from Latin mortārium , mortar.
可能为添加后缀的零级形式*m—- to- , “落下.” mortar , 源自 拉丁语 mortārium , 研钵. - Possibly extended root*merd- . mordacious , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , from Latin mordēre , to bite.
可能为衍生词根*merd- . mordacious , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , 源自 拉丁语 mordēre , 叮咬,刺激. - Possibly suffixed form*mor-bho- . morbid , from Latin morbus , disease (but this is more likely of unknown origin).
可能为添加后缀的形式*mor-bho- . morbid , 源自 拉丁语 morbus , 疾病(但这很可能起源不明). - Possibly the same root, but more likely distinct, is*mer- , “to die,” with derivatives referring to death and to human beings as subject to death.
可能字根相同, 但很可能不同, 即*mer- , “死亡,消逝,” 和表示死亡和作为死亡对象的人类的派生词. - Zero-grade form*m—- .
零级形式*m—- . - suffixed form*m—-tro- . murder , from Old English morthor , murder, from Germanic suffixed form *mur-thra- ;
添加后缀的形式*m—-tro- . murder , 源自 古英语 morthor , 谋杀, 源自 日耳曼语 添加后缀的形式 *mur-thra- ; - suffixed form*m—-ti- . mort 1 , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , from Latin mors (stem mort- ), death;
添加后缀的形式*m—-ti- . mort 1 , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , 源自 拉丁语 mors (字干 mort- ), 死亡; - suffixed form*m—-yo- . moribund , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), from Latin morī , to die, with irregular past participle mortuus (N *m—-two- ), replacing older *m—-to- (for which see d );
添加后缀的形式*m—-yo- . moribund , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), 源自 拉丁语 morī , 死, 和不规则的过去分词 mortuus (N *m—-two- ), 取代年长的 *m—-to- (对此可参见 d ); - prefixed and suffixed form*ö-m—-to- , “undying, immortal.” ( *ö- , negative prefix; see ne ).
添加前缀和后缀的形式*ö-m—-to- , “不死的, 永远的.” ( *ö- , 否定前缀; 参见 ne). - immortal , from Latin immortālis ;
immortal , 源自 拉丁语 immortālis ; - ambrosia , from Greek ambrotos , immortal, divine ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , mortal);
ambrosia , 源自 希腊语 ambrotos , 神的, 神圣的 ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , 凡人); - amrita , from Sanskrit amṛtam , immortality ( a- ÿ mṛta- , dead).
amrita , 源自 梵语 amṛtam , 不朽( a- ÿ mṛta- , 死的). - Suffixed o-grade form*mor-t-yo- . manticore , from Greek mantikhōras (corrupted from martiokhōras ), manticore, probably from Iranian compound *martiya-khvāra- , “man-eater” ( *khvāra- , eating; see swel- ), from Old Persian martiya- , a mortal man.
添加后缀的O级形式*mor-t-yo- . manticore , 源自 希腊语 mantikhōras (讹用于 martiokhōras ), 预言的, 可能源自 伊朗语 复合词 *martiya-khvāra- , “吃人者” ( *khvāra- , 吃; 参见 swel-), 源自 古波斯语 martiya- , 凡人.
语源
- Pokorny 4.mer- , 5. mer- 735.
波科尔尼4.mer- , 5. mer- 735.
mer-
pref.(前缀)
- Variant of mero-
mero-的变体
1894 J. Geddie Fringes of Fife 150The radiant young rogue,..fearless as a *Mer-Baby, grins at us..from his rocking craft.
1881 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries 19May, Seal... Subject, a mermaid holding her *merchild to her breast.
1895 ‘Q.’ Wandering Heath 97Change, O change him to a *mer-dog! [ sc. a drowned dog]
1863 Baring-Gould Iceland xx. 349With regard to the appearance of the *merfolk in other countries, I may state . [ etc.]
1822 Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl. 570The *merlady, perceiving that she must become an inhabitant of the earth, found . [ etc.]
1620 Hic Mulier A 4 b, These Meare-maids or rather *Meare-Monsters.
1882 Spectator 16 Dec. 1618 The idea of the ‘child of earth..’ carried away to consort with *Mer-people is as old as Hylas.
1822 Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl. 570The Shetlander's love for his *merwife was unbounded.
ORIGIN: After mermaid .
mer-
I.combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from mere sea, lake, pond, from Old English — more at marine
: sea
< mermaid >
< merman >
< merwoman >
II.combining form
or mero-
Etymology: Greek mēr-, mēro-, from mēros — more at member
: thigh
< meralgia >
< merocele >
III.combining form
or mero-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek, from meros part — more at merit
: part : partial
< meraspis >
< merohedral >
< merosporangium >
I.
< mermaid >
< merman >
< merwoman >
II.
or mero-
< meralgia >
< merocele >
III.
or mero-
< meraspis >
< merohedral >
< merosporangium >
mer- 1
Prefix
- A prefix meaning "of or pertaining to being part sea creature"; sea-; marine.
- mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake
Etymology
From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere- (prefix), from Old English mere (“sea, ocean, lake, pond, pool, cistern”). More at mere.
mer- 2
Prefix
- fantasy Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
- merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster
Etymology
Extracted from merman, mermaid.