adumbrate的词源

英文词源

adumbrate

adumbrate: see umbrage

adumbrate (v.)

"to outline, to sketch," 1580s, from Latin adumbratus "sketched, shadowed in outline," past participle of adumbrare "to represent (a thing) in outline" (see adumbration). Meaning "to overshadow" is 1660s. Related: Adumbrated; adumbrating.

中文词源

adumbrate：预示

发音释义：['ædəmbret] vt. 预示；画…的轮廓；遮蔽

结构分析：adumbrate = ad（去）+ umbr（a）（阴影）+ ate（动词后缀）→投下阴影→画出轮廓→隐约显示→预示

词源解释：umbra←拉丁语umbrare（阴影）

同源词：umbrage（树荫、不快），umbrella（伞、庇护），adumbration（轮廓、预示）

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adumbrate：概述

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根umb, 影子，伞，见umbrella, 伞。指轮廓，概述。