aesthete的词源

英文词源

aesthete (n.)

attested from 1878, in vogue 1881, from Greek aisthetes "one who perceives," from stem of aisthanesthai "to perceive, to feel" (see aesthetic).

I want to be an aesthete,
And with the aesthetes stand;
A sunflower on my forehead,
And a lily in my hand.

["Puck," Oct. 5, 1881]

中文词源

aesthete：审美家

词根aes, 感知，同aud, 感知，听，见audience,听众。-thete, 可能是拉丁动词后缀。英式写作aesthete, 美式将双无音ae弱化成e, 写作esthete.

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