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intervent (v.)[intervent 词源字典]: "to come between," 1590s, from Latin interventus, past participle of intervenire (see intervention). Related: Intervented; interventing.[intervent etymology, intervent origin, 英语词源]
intervention (n.): early 15c., "intercession, intercessory prayer," from Middle French intervention or directly from Late Latin interventionem (nominative interventio) "an interposing," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin intervenire "to come between, interrupt," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + venire "come" (see venue).
interventionism (n.): 1923, from intervention + -ism. Interventionist, as a noun, is recorded from 1839.
interview (n.): 1510s, "face-to-face meeting, formal conference," from Middle French entrevue, verbal noun from s'entrevoir "to see each other, visit each other briefly, have a glimpse of," from entre- "between" (see inter-) + Old French voir "to see" (from Latin videre; see vision). Modern French interview is from English. Journalistic sense is first attested 1869 in American English.
The 'interview,' as at present managed, is generally the joint product of some humbug of a hack politician and another humbug of a newspaper reporter. ["The Nation," Jan. 28, 1869]
interview (v.): "to have a personal meeting," 1540s, from interview (n.). Related: Interviewed; interviewing.
interviewee (n.): 1884, from interview (v.) + -ee.
interviewer (n.): 1869, agent noun from interview (v.).
interweave (v.): 1570s, hybrid from inter- + weave (v.). Related: Interweaving; interwoven.
interwork (v.): c. 1600, from inter- + work (v.). Related: interworking. Past tense can be either interworked or interwrought.
intestacy (n.): 1767, from intestate + -acy.
intestate (adj.): late 14c., from Old French intestat (13c.) and directly from Latin intestatus "having made no will," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + testatus, past participle of testari "make a will, bear witness" (see testament). As a noun, "one who has not made out a will," from 1650s.
intestinal (adj.): early 15c., from medical Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestinum (see intestine).
intestine (n.): early 15c., from Middle French intestin (14c.) or directly from Latin intestinum "a gut," in plural, "intestines, bowels," noun use of neuter of adjective intestinus âinward, internalâ (see intestines). Distinction of large and small intestines in Middle English was made under the terms gross and subtle. The word also was used as an adjective in English from 1530s with a sense of âinternal, domestic, civil.â
intestines (n.): "bowels," 1590s, from Latin intestina, neuter plural of intestinus (adj.) "internal, inward, intestine," from intus "within, on the inside" (see ento-). Compare Sanskrit antastyam, Greek entosthia "bowels." The Old English word was hropp, literally "rope."
intice (v.): obsolete spelling of entice.
Intifada (n.): "Palestinian revolt," 1985, from Arabic, literally "a jumping up" (in reaction to something), from the verb intafada "to be shaken, shake oneself."
intimacy (n.): 1640s, from intimate + -cy. As a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," from 1670s.
intimate (adj.): 1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.
intimate (v.): "suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.
intimate (n.): 1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).