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 *edwǣg, whose second element, ‘wave’, would be related to English way and vogue.
eddy (n.)
mid-15c., Scottish ydy, possibly related to Old Norse iða "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 edðingung "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 iþ "and, but, however"). Related: Eddies.
eddy (v.)
1730 (transitive); 1810 (intrans.), from eddy (n.). Related: Eddied; eddying.
双语例句
1. Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence.
埃迪发现自己被抛入了一个野蛮、暴力的世界。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Duane Eddy is John Peel's all-time favourite artist.
杜安·艾迪是约翰·皮尔迄今最喜欢的艺术家。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.
汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Numerous and extensive eddy cavities retard the turbulent mixing process.
多而大的涡流区延迟了扰动的混合过程.
来自辞典例句
5. It was caught in a broad eddy and carried toward the shore.