approximate的词源

英文词源

approximate

approximate: see proximity

approximate (adj.)

early 15c., from Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).

approximate (v.)

early 15c., "to bring or put close," from approximate (adj.). Meaning "to come close" is from 1789. Related: Approximated; approximating.

中文词源

approximate：近似

发音释义：[ə'prɒksɪmət] vt. 近似；使…接近；粗略估计vi. 接近于；近似于adj. [数] 近似的；大概的

结构分析：approximate = ap（=ad，去）+ proxim（最接近的）+ate（动词后缀）→使最接近→近似

词源解析：proxim←拉丁语proximus（最接近的）

同源词：proximate （近似的），proximal （最接近的），proximity（接近）

衍生词：approximation（近似值、近似法、逼近）

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approximate：接近的

前缀ap-同ad-.词根prop, 接近，向前，pro的扩大形式。-m, 最高级后缀.

approximate：近似的

词根词缀： ap-加强意义 + -proxim-接近 + -ate动词词尾