red-的词源

英文词源

red-blooded (adj.)

"having red blood," 1802, from red (adj.1) + blood (n.). Figurative meaning "vigorous, spirited" is recorded from 1877.

red-eye (n.)

"airplane flight which deprives travelers of sleep," 1968, from the red eyes of sleeplessness; earlier as a noun meaning "raw and inferior whiskey" (1819, American English).

red-handed (adj.)

1781, earlier red-hand (early 15c.), originally in Scottish legal writing, from red (adj.1) + -handed; presumably from the image of a murderer with hands still stained with blood.

red-hot (adj.)

late 14c., "heated till it glows red" (of metal, etc.); of persons, "lively, passionate," it is recorded from c. 1600. Red-hot mama is 1926, jazz slang, "earthy female singer," also "girlfriend, lover."

red-streak (n.)

type of apple prized for cider-making, 1660s, from red (adj.1) + streak (n.).

中文词源

red-：向后，往回，再，重新

来自 re-在元音前的变体形式，字母-d 为拉丁语古离格特征，如 prod-为 pro-的离格形式，见 prodigy.

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