词汇 | adobe |
词源 | adobe. An adobe can be a house made of adobe, from the Spanish word for sun-dried clay or mud bricks. The term was first recorded in the U.S. in 1759. Adobe also means things of Mexican origin, as in the slang expression adobe dollar, a Mexi- can peso. See doughboy. |
随便看 |
|
英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史,是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。