amour的词源

英文词源

amour (n.)

c. 1300, "love," from Old French amour, from Latin amorem (nominative amor) "love, affection, strong friendly feeling" (it could be used of sons or brothers, but especially of sexual love), from amare "to love" (see Amy). The accent shifted 15c.-17c. to the first syllable as the word became nativized, then shifted back as the naughty or intriguing sense became primary and the word was felt to be a euphemism.

A common ME word for love, later accented ámour (cf. enamour). Now with suggestion of intrigue and treated as a F[rench] word. [Weekley]

中文词源

amour：风流事

来自词根am, 爱。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：amour 词源，amour 含义。

amour：不正当的男女关系，偷情　　

此乃法语借词，在法语中指“爱（情）”，相当于英语的love，13世纪进入英语时，也用于此义，无甚贬抑含义，但此义后被废弃。当amour于16世纪再度进入英语时，词义就被贬降了，一般用以指“不正当的男女关系”或“偷情”。

amour：私通；不正当的男女关系 

词根词缀： -am-爱 + -our名词词尾