billow的词源

英文词源

billow (n.)

1550s, perhaps older in dialectal use, from Old Norse bylgja "a wave, a billow," from Proto-Germanic *bulgjan (cognates: Middle High German bulge "billow, bag"), from PIE *bhelgh- "to swell" (see belly (n.)).

billow (v.)

1590s, from billow (n.). Related: Billowed; billowing.

中文词源

billow：巨浪、翻腾

发音释义：['bɪləʊ] n.巨浪vi.翻滚，汹涌，飘荡，膨胀vt.使翻滚

词源解释：来自古挪威语bylgja（波浪）

助记窍门：billow→谐音below（在下面）→船在巨浪之下→巨浪

衍生词：billowy（巨浪似的，汹涌的）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：billow 词源，billow 含义。

billow：鼓起

词源同ball, 球，鼓起。