英语词汇n的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	n
词源	N. The letter N was originally a wavy line (m) in Egyptian hi- eroglyphs and meant “the sea” or “a fish.” In Phoenician the let- ter was called nun, “fish.”
随便看	politics stop at the water-s edge polka polka dot polliwog polly pollyanna polo polonium poltroon polyandry polygyny pomato pomegranate pomeranian pommel pomology pompadour pompano pom-pom girl pompon girl poncho pone pongo pontiac ponticello

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