affectionate的词源

英文词源

affectionate (adj.)

1580s, "fond, loving," from affection + -ate (1). Early, now mostly obsolete, senses included "inclined" (1530s), "prejudiced" (1530s), "passionate" (1540s), "earnest" (c. 1600). Other forms also used in the main modern sense of the word included affectious (1580s), affectuous (mid-15c.).

中文词源

affectionate：挚爱的；亲切的

词根词缀： af-临近 + -fect-做,作 + -ion名词词尾 + -ate形容词词尾

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