etymological

基本解释

Clearly this manuscript is valuable and it is value that is also at the heart of the etymological irony I mentioned earlier.
毋庸置疑，这部手写本是一件珍品，而且它的珍贵也恰好在于一个词源学上的讽刺——我在文章开始的时候提到过。
So there are etymological reasons as well as sanitary reasons for adding bleach to the load of laundry that cleans the baby’s diapers.
因此要求洗衣店使用漂白剂来清洗宝宝的尿布，就有了词源上的理由和卫生上的要求。
The idea of flipping from one entry to another, following a line of inquiry (especially etymological inquiry) from one page to another, even one volume to another, is a sensual experience.
想象一下从一个词条翻到另外一个词条，顺着线索（尤其是词源的查询）从一页翻到另一页，从这一卷翻到另外一卷，（绝对）是一种感官体验。

Now the word theory has a very complicated etymological history that I won't trouble you with.
理论这个词的词源非常复杂,你们不需要了解。
耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选
We also have etymological legends, because they're explaining the name of something. It's given this particular name because of an etymomological connection with some event earlier.
我们还有词源传说，它们用于解释,一些事物的名称，它以这个特定的名字命名是因为,它和更早期的历史事件有着词源方面的联系。
耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选
And we're reminded of the etymological root of our modern English word career.
而后我们就会想起,现代英语文字语源学的根源。
耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The name is obviously very similar to Asherah and may share some etymological roots.
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