有趣英語單詞的來源
今天小編為大家挑選了一些英語單詞的來源，大家可以從中加深記憶，希望可以不知道大家記住這些單詞。
單詞來源
1. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence
“WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW”***我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓***這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
2. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt
mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter.
劍橋大學的研究表明：單詞中字母的順序如何不重要，重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
3. Goodbye came from God bye which came from God be with you.
英語單詞“Goodbye”來自於“God bye”，原意是“上帝與你同在”。
4. The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. uses every letter of the alphabet!
“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.”***這隻敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗***這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母!
5. 'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
“Go”是英語中最短的完整句子。
6. The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large
pearl.
單詞“onion”***洋蔥***來自於拉丁詞“unio”，意思是大珍珠。
7. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your
thumb.
片語“rule of thumb”***經驗法則***，是從一條古老的英國法律中來的，即：不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。
8. The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt
Service'.
單詞“tips”***小費***實際上是“To Insure Prompt Service”***保障快捷的服務***的首字母縮寫!
9. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
英語中最長的單詞是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses”***矽酸鹽沉著病***!
10. More people in China speak English than in the United States.
會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。
11. The word listen contains the same letters as silent.
單詞“listen”***聽***和“silent”***安靜的***用到了一樣的字母。
12. Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行，到現在很多人還把“vacuuming”***吸塵***說成“hoovering”***胡佛ing…***。
13. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, Gadsby, which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
作家厄爾尼斯特·文森特·萊特曾經寫過一篇5萬字的小說《葛士比》，裡面沒有一個字母“E”!
14. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
“Stressed”***壓力***倒過來拼就是“Desserts”***點心***。
15. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
英語中使用最多的字母是“E”，用得最少的是“Q”。