axiom的词源

英文词源

axiom (n.)

late 15c., from Middle French axiome, from Latin axioma, from Greek axioma "authority," literally "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adjective *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from root *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (see act (n.)).

Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. [Keats, letter, May 3, 1818]

中文词源

axiom：公理

发音释义：['æksɪəm] n. 公理；格言；自明之理

结构分析：axiom = axio（值得的）+m（名词后缀）→值得的、合适的→权威的→公理

词源解释：axio←希腊语axios（值得的）

趣味记忆：axiom→谐音I can see（我能看见）→大家都能看见→自明之理、公理

衍生词：axiomatic（公理的、自明的）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：axiom 词源，axiom 含义。

axiom：公理

来自词根ag, 做。从实践中总结出来的理论。