51吃瓜 of the Day
More about gazetteer
Gazetteer is ultimately based on gazeta, the Venetian word for 鈥渘ewspaper.鈥� In this Romance language spoken in Venice, gazeta originally referred to a coin used to purchase a newspaper and may come from Venetian gaza, 鈥渕agpie,鈥� after the bird markings on the coins. Gazetteer was first recorded in English at the turn of the 17th century.
EXAMPLE OF GAZETTEER USED IN A SENTENCE
The tourists relied on a detailed gazetteer as they traveled around the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.
anamnesis
noun
the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
More about anamnesis
Anamnesis comes from the Ancient Greek verb 补苍补尘颈尘苍岣梥办别颈苍, 鈥渢o remember鈥� or, literally, 鈥渢o call to mind again.鈥� Ancient Greek 补苍谩 means 鈥渁gain, back, re-,鈥� while 尘颈尘苍岣梥办别颈苍, 鈥渢o call to mind,鈥� is also the source of amnesia and amnesty. Anamnesis was first recorded in English in the 1650s.
EXAMPLE OF ANAMNESIS USED IN A SENTENCE
During a period of intense anamnesis, the patient recalled several nearly forgotten memories of his childhood that he hadn鈥檛 thought about in years.
ginkgo
noun
a large shade tree native to China, having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy seeds with edible kernels.
More about ginkgo
Ginkgo is a misspelling of Japanese 驳颈苍办测艒, with German physician Engelbert Kaempfer responsible for the original error in the early 1690s. The gin- element means 鈥渟ilver鈥� and is related to Mandarin 测铆苍, while the 办测艒 part means 鈥渁pricot鈥� and is cognate to Mandarin 虫矛苍驳. Gingko was first recorded in English in the early 1770s.
EXAMPLE OF GINKGO USED IN A SENTENCE
The immense ginkgo cast an even larger shadow over the park鈥檚 grounds.