assail的词源
英文词源
- assail (v.)
- c. 1200, from Old French assalir "attack, assault, assail" (12c., Modern French assaillir), from Vulgar Latin *adsalire "to leap at," from Latin ad- "at" (see ad-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Figurative use from mid-14c. Related: Assailed; assailing; assailable.
中文词源
发音释义:[ə'seɪl] vt. 抨击;攻击;质问;着手解决
结构分析:assail = as(=ad,去)+sail(跳跃)→跳跃过去→攻击、抨击
词源解释:sail←拉丁语salire(跳跃)
同源词:assault(袭击);insult(侮辱)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:assail 词源,assail 含义。
前缀as-同ad-,在字母s开头词根前同化为as-. -sail来自词根sal, 跳,见salmon,鲑鱼,跳鱼。此处指攻击。