asthma的词源

英文词源

asthma

asthma: [14] The original idea contained in asthma is that of ‘breathing hard’. The Greek noun asthma was derived from the verb ázein ‘breathe hard’ (related to áein ‘blow’, from which English gets air). In its earliest form in English it was asma, reflecting its immediate source in medieval Latin, and though the Greek spelling was restored in the 16th century, the word’s pronunciation has for the most part stuck with asma.
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asthma (n.)

late 14c. asma, asma, from Latin asthma, from Greek asthma "short breath, a panting," from azein "breathe hard," probably related to anemos "wind." The -th- was restored in English 16c.

中文词源

asthma：哮喘病

发音释义：['æsmə] n. 哮喘，气喘

词源解释：asthma←希腊语asthma（气喘）←希腊语azein（呼吸困难）

趣味记忆：asthma→谐音“阿诗玛”→“阿诗玛”牌香烟→呼吸系统受损→哮喘

衍生词：asthmatic（哮喘的、哮喘症患者）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：asthma 词源，asthma 含义。

asthma：哮喘

来自希腊语，拟声词。