amusing的词源

英文词源

amusing (adj.)

c. 1600, "cheating;" present participle adjective from amuse (v.). Sense of "interesting" is from 1712; that of "pleasantly entertaining, tickling to the fancy" is from 1826. Noted late 1920s as a vogue word. Amusive has been tried in all senses since 18c. and might be useful, but it never caught on. Related: Amusingly.

中文词源

amusing：有趣的，使人发笑的  

词根词缀： amuse款待;欺骗 + -ing

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