abate的词源

英文词源

abate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1300, "put an end to;" early 14c., "to grow less, diminish in power or influence," from Old French abattre "beat down, cast down," from Vulgar Latin *abbatere, from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir. Related: Abated; abating.

中文词源

abate:减轻

发音释义:[ə'beɪt] vt. 减轻;减少;废除vi. 减轻;失效

词根分析:abate = ad(去)+bate(击打)→打倒→降低→减轻,减少,废除。

词源解释:abate←古法语abattre(打倒)←拉丁语abbatere(打倒),batere←battuere(=beat,击打)。

同源词:bate(使软化),batter(击球手,猛击)。

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abate:减弱

来自古法语,而法语又来自通俗拉丁语,来自 a-(同 ad-,去,往)+ bat-(与 beat 同源,打、击)+ -e(后缀,无实意)→ 字面意思就是“将其打压下去”,故引申为“减轻、减弱、减少”。同源词:beat(打击、跳动),batter(连续猛击、持续打击)。