anorexia的词源
英文词源
- anorexia (n.)




- 1590s, "lack of appetite," Modern Latin, from Greek anorexia, from an-, privative prefix, "without" (see an- (1)) + orexis "appetite, desire," from oregein "to desire, stretch out" (cognate with Latin regere "to keep straight, guide, rule;" see regal) + abstract noun ending -ia. In current use, often short for anorexia nervosa.
中文词源
发音释义:[,ænə'reksɪə] n. 厌食;神经性厌食症
结构分析:anorexia =an(没有)+orex(食欲)+ia(病、症)→没有食欲的病→厌食症
词源解析:orex←希腊语orexis(食欲)
趣味记忆:anorexia = a(一个)+no(不)+re(热)+xia(下)→一个人,饭菜凉了也不去热一下→厌食
同源词:orexis(食欲、欲望)
衍生词:anorexic(厌食症患者)、anorectic(厌食的)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:anorexia 词源,anorexia 含义。
前缀an-, 无,没有。-orex, 同reach. 没兴趣伸手的,厌食的。