assuage的词源

英文词源

assuage

assuage: see persuade

assuage (v.)

c. 1300, from Anglo-French assuager, Old French assoagier "soften, moderate, alleviate, calm, soothe, pacify," from Vulgar Latin *adsuaviare, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + suavis "sweet, agreeable" (see sweet (adj.)). For sound development in French, compare deluge from Latin diluvium, abridge from abbreviare. Related: Assuaged; assuaging.

中文词源

assuage：缓和、减轻

发音释义：[ə'sweɪdʒ] vt.平息；缓和；减轻

结构分析：assuage = as（=ad，使）+suage（温和）→使温和→缓和、减轻

词源解释：suage←通俗拉丁语suavis（温和、愉悦）

同源词：suave（温和的）；sweet（甜蜜的）；suavity（柔和）

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assuage：缓和

前缀as- 同ad-. 词根suav, 甜，同sweet, persuade.