abdicate的词源

英文词源

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abdicate: see indicate
abdicate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1540s, "to disown, disinherit (children)," from Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdicare "to disown, disavow, reject" (specifically abdicare magistratu "renounce office"), from ab- "away" (see ab-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Meaning "pest oneself of office" first recorded 1610s. Related: Abdicated; abdicating.

中文词源

abdicate:退位

发音释义:['æbdɪkeɪt] vt. vi. 退位;放弃

词根分析:abdicate = ab(离开)+dic(宣布)+ate(动词后缀)→宣布离开→退位。

词源解释:dic←拉丁语dicere(说,宣布)。

同源词:abdication(辞职、退位),diction(用语、措词),dedicate(致力、献身),predicate(断言,谓语)。

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abdicate:退位

来自拉丁语,来自 ab-(away,离开)+ dic-(说,宣告)+ -ate(动词后缀)→ 其字面意思就是“宣告放弃职位或权利等”,故引申为“退位、辞职”。同源词:dictionary(词典),predicate(断言、断定),indicate(表明、暗示、指示)。

abdicate:退位,放弃(职位,权力等)

词根词缀: ab-分离 + -dic-说 + -ate动词词尾