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etymologically adverb uk /ˌet.ɪ.məˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌet̬.ɪ.məˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/ in a way that relates to the origin and history of words, or of one particular word: 词源学地;词源说明地 English is the most etymologically varied language on earth.英语是地球上词源最丰富的语言。 The word "pagan" etymologically means "of the countryside".异教徒(pagan)这个词在词源上是指“农村的”。 See
etymology The words not only have different meanings, but they are etymologically distinct. The two terms are spelled differently but etymologically the same. The noun "loonie" and the adjective "loony" are etymologically distinct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistic terms & linguistic style accentual affricate allophone allophony anaphor contextualize easy read emphatic entailment etymological etymologist idiomatic inflected language philological philologically polysemy portmanteau word prescriptivism stylistics tautology |