adverse的词源

英文词源

adverse (adj.)

late 14c., "contrary, opposing," from Old French avers (13c., Modern French adverse) "antagonistic, unfriendly, contrary, foreign" (as in gent avers "infidel race"), from Latin adversus "turned against, turned toward, fronting, facing," figuratively "hostile, adverse, unfavorable," past participle of advertere, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Adversely.

中文词源

adverse：相反的

发音释义：[ædˈvɚs, ˈædˌvɚs] adj. 不利的；相反的；敌对的

结构分析：adverse = ad（去）+ verse（相对）→相反的→不利的、敌对的

词源解释：verse←拉丁语versus（与…相对）←拉丁语vertere（转、拐弯）

同源词：versus（对抗），verse（韵文），adversary（对手），converse（交谈）

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

adverse：不利的

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根verse, 转。转走的，对着干的。

adverse：不利的，敌对的，相反的 

词根词缀： ad-朝,向 + -vers-转 + -e → 转向反面