gross
adj.
mid-14c., "large;" early 15c., "coarse, plain, simple," from Old French gros "big, thick, fat, tall, pregnant; coarse, rude, awkward; ominous, important; arrogant" (11c.), from Late Latin grossus "thick, coarse (of food or mind)," of obscure origin, not in classical Latin. Said to be unrelated to Latin crassus, which meant the same thing, or to German gross "large," but said by Klein to be cognate with Old Irish bres, Middle Irish bras "big." Its meaning forked in English to "glaring, flagrant, monstrous" (1580s) on the one hand and "entire, total, whole" (early 15c.) on the other. Meaning "disgusting" is first recorded 1958 in U.S. student slang, from earlier use as an intensifier of unpleasant things (gross stupidity, etc.). Earlier "coarse in behavior or manners" (1530s) and, of things, "inferior, common" (late 15c.). Gross national product first recorded 1947.
n.
"a dozen dozen," early 15c., from Old French grosse douzaine "large dozen;" see gross, adj.. Earlier as the name of a measure of weight equal to one-eighth of a dram (early 15c.). Sense of "total profit" (opposed to net) is from 1520s.
v.
"to earn a total of," 1884, from gross, n.. Related: Grossed; grossing.
词根:gross = large, thick
盎格鲁-撒克逊语的gross 意为large,thick,它的变形为groc。
同源词:
1. engross(使变厚en(=make) + gross(=thick,large)
vt. sb + in + sth 占用(时间),吸引(注意力),使全身贯注;用大字体清晰或端正地书写(或誊写)
engrossment n.全神贯注,专注;(誊写成文的)文件
engrossing adj.使人全神贯注的;非常有趣的
Detective fiction invariably engrosses me. 侦探小说总是很吸引我...
2. gross
adj.总的,总体的,全部的;臃肿的(以至看起来令人生厌);(错误、不正当行为等)严重的;不雅的,粗俗的;(食物)粗劣的;(植物)茂盛的,茂密的 v.总共收入...
grossly adv. 非常,很
gross national product 国民生产总值(缩写:GNP)
gross domestic product 国内生产总值(缩写:GDP)
his gross income 他的总收入
the gross vegetation of the tropical rain-forest 热带雨林的茂密植物
3. grocer
n.食品商,杂货商
4. grocery
n.食品店;(pl.)食品,杂货,食品杂货业
词根:gross = great (大)
engross 正式写成(议案、决议等);大量(或全部)收买,独占
gross 总共的;重大的