abject的词源
英文词源
- abject (adj.)
- early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab- "away, off" (see ab-) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus; see jet (v.)). Figurative sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related: Abjectly; abjectness.
中文词源
发音释义:['æbdʒekt] adj. 卑鄙的;可怜的;不幸的
结构分析:abject = ab(离开)+ject(抛、掷)→被抛弃的→可怜的,不幸的;→被唾弃的→卑鄙的。
词源解释:ject←拉丁语iacere(抛、掷)。
同源词:jet(喷射,喷气飞机),reject(排斥、拒绝),project(投影、工程、计划)。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:abject 词源,abject 含义。
ab-,离开,-ject,扔,词源同project.即扔掉的,引申词义悲惨的。
词根词缀: ab-分离 + -ject-投,射