英语词汇tsunami的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	tsunami
词源	tsunami. Tsunami means “storm wave” in Japanese. Tsunami (soo-nam-ee) waves have killed tens of thousands. Starting as the result of an undersea volcanic eruption or earthquake, tsu- namis gather force and can travel at over 400 miles an hour, ris- ing to heights of over 100 feet before they crash into shore. Tsu- namis have been traced back almost to the beginning of re- corded history, but the word itself did not come into English until the 20th century. See splash.
随便看	no taxation without representation not by a long shot not by bread alone notch not dry behind the ears no-tel motel not for love or money nothing in excess nothing is certain but death and taxes nothing like it to keep your ears pink nothing on the ball nothing to fear but fear itself no tickee no washee not in the same league with not just another pretty face notre pierre not right not so hot not the only pebble on the beach not to be sneezed at not to care a straw not to get the bat off one-s shoulder not to know beans not to know beef from bulls’ foot not to know if one is coming or going

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。