abase的词源

英文词源

abase (v.)

late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low" (see base (adj.)). Form in English altered 16c. by influence of base (adj.), thus the word is an exception from the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Related: Abased; abasing.

中文词源

abase：使低下，卑微，屈从

来自古法语，来自 a-（同 ad-，去，往）+ bas-（低、矮、基础）+ -e（后缀，无实意）→ 顾名思义就是“拉低，使...低下，降低...的地位”。同源词：base（基础），basis（基础），bass（低音歌唱家、低音乐器）。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：abase 词源，abase 含义。