1、動植物英文名稱的由來,伍德基 T.K.NG,Word Origins of Animals & Plants,ape,猿,蝙蝠,bat,雀鳥,bird,A. 由叫聲命名 (By imitation of sound),蜜蜂,bee, busy 忙碌, buzz 蜂鳴,公牛,bull, bellow 牛哞,小雞,chicken,公雞,cock,母牛,cow,鶴,crane,烏鴉,crow,蟋蟀,cricket,狗,dog,蛙,frog,布谷鳥,cuckoo,公豬,hog, howl 豬叫聲,貓頭鷹,owl,公牛,ox,鷹,hawk,馬,horse,羔羊,lamb,袋鼠,kangaroo,蝸牛,s

2、nail,蛇,snake,松鼠,squirrel,狼,wolf,海鷗,seagull,鵪鶉,quail,蝙蝠,bat,走獸,beast,甲蟲,beetle,鴨子,duck, beat 打架, dive 潛水, bite 咬, bite 咬,蟹,crab, crawl 爬行,跳蚤,flea, flee 逃走,蒼蠅,fly, fly 飛行,蚱蜢,grasshopper, hop 單腳跳,食蟻獸,anteater,ant 螞蟻,B. 由行為命名 (By behaviour),小鼠,mouse, race 賽跑, mouth,大鼠,rat,兔子,rabbit, race 賽跑,蜘蛛,spider, s

3、pin 編織 (蛛網(wǎng)), muscle 肌肉 (手瓜), run 奔跑,蛀蟲,moth, mouth 口,蚊子,mosquito, mouth 口,翠鳥,kingfisher, fisher 漁夫,夜鶯,nightingale, gale 歌唱,燕子,swallow,天鵝,swan,烏龜,turtle,蠕蟲,worm, swallow 吞嚥, swim 游泳, tortoise 烏龜, wrinkle 蜷縮, turn 轉(zhuǎn)彎 (龜手腳),啄木鳥,woodpecker, peck 啄,香蕉,banana,豆,bean,熊,bear, hand 手 (手指狀), ball 圓球狀, brown 棕

4、色 (毛),信天翁,albatross, alb-白色的,紫苑,aster, star 星,海貍,beaver, brown 棕色 (毛),C. 由外貌命名 (By appearance),穀粒,corn, core 核心,卷心菜,cabbage, cab 頭形,蝴蝶,butterfly, butter 牛油 (黃色),樺樹,birch, bright 光芒的,康乃馨,carnation, carnation 肉色的,蚌,clam, clamp 夾,百足,centipede, centi =百， pede =足,鴿子,dove, dust 泥土 (色),恐龍,dinosaur, dino 可怕

5、的，,saur 蜥蜴,鶴,crane, crane 起重機,雛菊,daisy, days eye 太陽眼睛,蒲公英,dandelion, teeth of lion 獅牙,-on 名詞字尾,drag 拉直，,dragon,龍,茄子,eggplant, egg 雞蛋,蜻蜓,dragonfly, dragon 龍 (拉長),火烈鳥,flamingo, flame 火焰 (紅色),狐貍,fox, fur 毛(尾大多毛),劍蘭,gladiolus, gladiator 持劍戰(zhàn)士,蒜 garlic,gar = spear 矛， lic = leek 韭蔥,河豚 globefish, globe 球狀,鴨

6、嘴獸 duckbill, bill 鳥嘴,草,grass,野兔,hare,豹,leopard, green 綠色, grey 灰色,lion 獅子， pard 老虎, grow 生長,糧穀,grain, grass 草,昆蟲,insect, section,節(jié)段,扁豆,lentil, lens 透鏡,座頭鯨,humpback, hump 駝背 (背鰭),蝴蝶花 iris, iris 虹彩，虹膜,海蟄 jellyfish, jelly 膠狀物,蚌,mussel, mouse 老鼠 (肉質(zhì)外形似),百合,lily, light, white 潔白,蜥蜴,lizard, leg 腳,八爪魚,octo

7、pus, octo 八, pus 腳,洋蔥,onion, union (一層層)結(jié)合,堅果,nut, nucleus 核,紫香丁,lilac, lilac 紫色的,棕櫚,palm, palm 手掌,鴛鴦 mandarin duck, mandarin 達官貴人,孔雀 peacock, 羽毛色似豌豆的公雞,菠蘿,pineapple, pine cone 松果,鴨咀獸,platypus,platy = flat 扁平 pus = foot,石榴 pomegranate, grenade 手榴彈,蛹 pupa, pup 小動物,針松,pine, pointed 針狀,鳳凰 phoenix, purp

8、le 紫色羽毛,花生 peanut,似豌豆pea的堅果,斑馬,zebra, Z形身紋野馬,小麥,wheat, white 白色,蘿蔔,turnip, turn 轉(zhuǎn) (有轉(zhuǎn)紋),鬱金香,tulip, turban 圍頭巾,鯊魚,shark, sharp 尖銳,犀牛,rhinoceros,rhino 鼻， ceros 角,小蘿蔔,radish,radical 根的 root 根,大麥,蝙蝠,bat, bad 壞的,人類,human, humid 濕潤的 (上帝濕泥造人),barley, bite 咬(草), barn 穀倉,樹葉,leaf, leave 離開 (秋天落葉),葡萄,grape, gr

9、apple 扭打,山毛櫸 beech, book 書簿(木源),D. 由性質(zhì)命名 (By nature),橄欖,olive, oil 油(橄欖樹油),豬,pig, peel 剝皮 (被剝皮),綿羊,sheep, shear 剪毛(被剪毛),針松,pine, pain 痛,鴉片,opium, poppy 罌粟(汁液製成),報春花 primrose, prime (春天) 最早(開花),含羞草 touch me-not, 一觸即縮,西瓜 watermelon, 多水的甜瓜,樹懶,sloth, slow 緩慢的,櫻桃,cherry, Cerisia 東歐黑海城市,河馬,hippopotamus, h

10、ippo 馬 , potamus 河,靛藍色,indigo, India 印度 (印度樹汁液色),柏樹,cypress, Cyprus 塞浦路斯島,金絲雀 canary, Canary Islands 加那利群島,豚鼠 guinea pig, Guiana 圭亞那 (非洲),E. 由地方命名 (By place),大米,rice, orient東方 (傳入西方),海豹,seal, sea 海,火雞,turkey, Turkey 土耳其 (誤傳來源地),桃子,peach, Persia 波斯,沙甸魚,sardine, Sardinia 薩丁尼亞島 (意大利),胡桃,walnut, Wales 威

11、爾斯,秋海棠,begonia, M.Begon (1638-1730),山茶花,camellia, G.J.Kamel (1661-1706),大麗花,dahlia, A.Dahl (1751-1789),吊鐘花 fuchsia, L.Fuchs (1501-1566),龍膽 gentian, Gentius (古代國王),F. 由人名命名 (By people),木蘭花,magnolia, P.Magnol (1638-1715),萬壽菊,marigold, Mary,半邊蓮,lobelia, M.Lobel (1538-1616),風(fēng)信子 hyacinth, Hyacinthus (古希臘

12、一美少年),水仙花,narcissus, Narcissus 河神兒子(自戀水中倒影), narcissism 自戀, narcotic 麻醉劑,一品紅,poinsettia, J.R. Poinsett (1799-1851),紫滕,wisteria, C.Wistar (1761-1818),百日菊,zinnia, J.G.Zinn (1727-1759),牡丹,peony, Paeon 希臘神話醫(yī)師,數(shù)字英語,Numerical English Words,伍德基 T.K.Ng,1. ONE -,an- , in - , on - , oun - , uni - , mon -,an,a

13、ny,inch,一,單一,一吋,lone,lonely,alone,孤單的,寂寞的,單獨的,once,one,only,onion,ounce,一次,一,唯一,洋蔥(一層層),安士,uniform,unify,union,unique,制服(一致的),統(tǒng)一,合併,唯一的,unit,unite,unity,universe,單位,聯(lián)結(jié),個體,宇宙(萬物合一),university,大學(xué)(學(xué)術(shù)一家),monastery,monarch,monk,monologue,monopoly,君主,修道院 (一人靜修),僧侶 (獨居者),獨白,專利，壟斷,monotone,monotonous,monoxi

14、de,monsoon,單音調(diào),單調(diào)乏味的,一氧化物,季候風(fēng) (單一方向),2. TWO -,two , twe - , twi - , di - , dou - , du - , bi -,two,twice,twin,twist,二,二次,孖生兒,扭作一團,twilight,黎明 / 黃昏 (明暗二者間的光),twelve,twelfth,twenty,twentieth,between,十二,第十二,二十,第二十,兩者之間,dialogue,dilemma,diode,diploma,divide,對話,雙關(guān)體， 左右為難,二極管,文憑 (對摺的紙),分開 (一分為二),double,do

15、ubt,dozen,duodenum,duplicate,雙倍,煩惱 (是非之間),十二(一打),dual,重複,十二指腸,複製,bicycle,bilingual,billion,biweekly,binary,bisect,二輪車,雙語,十億 (million x million),雙周的,二項的,binominal,二的,二等分,3. THREE -,three - , thir - , tri -,three,third,thirteen,thirteenth,thirty,thirtieth,三,第三,十三,第十三,三十,第三十,triad,triangle,tribe,tricyc

16、le,trigonometry,三合會,三角形,部族 (三個種族),三輪車,三角學(xué),trinity,triode,triple,tripod,三位一體,三極管,三倍的,三腳架,trivial,瑣細的 (三叉路上所談之事),trouble,苦惱 (三中決一),4. FOUR -,four , for - , quadr - , quar -,four,fourth,fourteen,fourteenth,forty,四,第四,十四,第十四,四十,quart,quarter,quarterly,夸脫(1/4加侖),四分之一，季,季刊,quartz,石英(四面體),quarry,石礦（鎅成四面體),

17、quadrangle,quadrant,quadrilateral,quadruple,四邊形,象限(分四份),四邊的,四倍的,square,squad,四方，正方,軍中小隊,5. FIVE -,fif - , fin - , fiv - , penta -,five,五,fifth,第五,fifteen,十五,fifteenth,第十五,fifty,五十,finger,手指(五指),fist,拳頭 (五指緊握),pentathlon,五邊形,pentagon,五項運動,punch,檳治 (五種成份：酒、糖、奶、檸檬、香料),6. SIX -,six - , sex - , hexa -,si

18、x,六,sixth,第六,sixteen,十六,sixty,六十,semester,學(xué)期 (六個月),sextuple,六倍的,hexagon,六角形,hexapod,六足昆蟲,7. SEVEN -,seven - , sept - , hept -,seven,七,seventh,第七,seventeen,十七,seventy,七十,septangle,七角形,September,九月(原七月),heptagon,七角形,8. EIGHT -,eight , oct -,eight,八,eighth,第八,eighteen,十八,eighty,八十,October,十月 (原八月),octopus,八爪魚