acuity的词源

英文词源

acuity (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., from Middle French acuité (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin acuitatem (nominative acuitas) "sharpness," from Latin acuere "to sharpen," related to acus "needle," acuere "to sharpen," from PIE root *ak- "rise to a point, be sharp" (see acrid).

中文词源

acuity:敏锐

发音释义:[ə'kjuəti] n. 敏锐;尖锐;剧烈

结构分析:acuity = acu(尖锐) +ity(名词后缀,表性质)→尖锐性→敏锐、剧烈

词源解释:acu←拉丁语acuere(尖的)←原始印欧词根ak(尖、顶)

同源词:acute(急性的、敏锐的),acumen(精明的),acrobat(杂技演员)

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:acuity 词源,acuity 含义。

acuity:敏锐

来自词根ac, 尖。