eddy: [15] The ultimate source of eddy appears to be a prehistoric Germanic particle meaning ‘back, again’, represented in Old English by ed-, in Old High German by et-, and in Old Norse by ith- (it is related to Latin et ‘and’ and its various Romance descendants, such as French et and Italian ed). According to this theory, an eddy would thus be ‘water that flows back’.
What is not altogether clear, however, is precisely how that prehistoric particle became eddy. Perhaps the most likely candidate as the missing link is Old Norse itha ‘whirlpool’, but it has also been suggested that Old English may have had a word *edw?g, whose second element, ‘wave’, would be related to English way and vogue.
eddy (n.)
mid-15c., Scottish ydy, possibly related to Old Norse iea "whirlpool," from Proto-Germanic *ith- "a second time, again," which is related to the common Old English prefix ed- "again, backwards; repetition, turning" (forming such words as edeingung "reconciliation," edgift "restitution," edniwian "to renew, restore," edhwierfan "to retrace one's steps," edgeong "to become young again"). Compare Old English edwielle "eddy, vortex, whirlpool." The prefix is from PIE root *eti "above, beyond" (Cognates: Latin et, Old High German et-, Gothic it "and, but, however"). Related: Eddies.
eddy (v.)
1730 (transitive); 1810 (intrans.), from eddy (n.). Related: Eddied; eddying.
雙語例句
1. Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence.
埃迪發現自己被拋入了一個野蠻、暴力的世界。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Duane Eddy is John Peel's all-time favourite artist.
杜安·艾迪是約翰·皮爾迄今最喜歡的藝術家。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.
汽車在一片揚塵的渦流中不見了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.
多而大的渦流區延遲了擾動的混合過程.
來自辭典例句
5. It was caught in a broad eddy and carried toward the shore.