英语词汇oscillate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	oscillate
词源	oscillate. To swing back and forth. The word derives from the custom Roman farmers had of hanging little masks repre- senting Bacchus, the god of wine, from their vines. These little masks, called oscilla, would sway back and forth in the wind.
随便看	purse pursuit of happiness push hit the panic button push of pike pushover puss pussel-gutted pussyfoot put a flea in one-s ear put all your eggs in one basket put a sock in it putative put in a good word for someone put in one-s two cents’ worth put it all in the first paragraph put lay one-s finger upon put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ear put one-s best foot forward put one-s foot in one-s mouth put one-s oar in another-s boat put on nothing but the radio put on the buskin put on the dog put on the gloves put on the spot

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