英语词汇microscope的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	microscope
词源	microscope n. "optical instrument which by means of a lens or lenses magnifies and renders visible minute objects or details of visible bodies," 1650s, from Modern Latin microscopium, literally "an instrument for viewing what is small;" see micro- + -scope. The dim southern constellation Microscopium was among those introduced by La Caille in 1752. Entries linking to microscope micro- word-forming element meaning "small in size or extent, microscopic; magnifying;" in science indicating a unit one millionth of the unit it is prefixed to; from Latinized form of mikros, Attic form of Greek smikros "small, little, petty, trivial, slight," perhaps from PIE smika, from root smik- "small" (source also of Old High German smahi "littleness"), but Beekes thinks it a Pre-Greek word. -scope word-forming element indicating "an instrument for seeing," from Late Latin -scopium, from Greek -skopion, from skopein "to look at, examine" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). micro--scopemicrology (n.)microscopic (adj.)microscopy (n.)scope (n.2) updated on January 10, 2019
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microscope n.