aloft的词源
英文词源
- aloft (adv.)
- c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse a lopti "up above," literally "up in the air," from a "in, on" + lopt "sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room" (cognates: Gothic luftus, Old High German luft, Old English lyft "air;" see loft).
中文词源
发音释义:[ə'lɒft] adj.adv. 在空中;在高处;在上面prep. 在…之上;在…顶上
结构分析:aloft = a(处于)+ loft(空中)→在空中
词源解释:loft←古挪威语lopt(空中)
同源词:loft(阁楼)
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来自短语on loft. 单词loft, 阁楼,高空,lift的名词。
词根词缀: a- + loft阁楼