benediction的词源

英文词源

benediction (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1400, from Latin benedictionem (nominative benedictio), noun of action from bene dicere "to speak well of, bless," from bene "well" (see bene-) + dicere "to speak" (see diction). The oldest sense in English is of grace before meat. The older French form, beneiçon passed into Middle English as benison.

中文词源

benediction:祝福

发音释义:[,benɪ'dɪkʃ(ə)n] n. 祝福;赐福

结构分析:benediction = bene(好)+dic(说话)+tion(名词后缀)→说出来的好话→祝福

词源解释:bene←拉丁语bene(好);dic←拉丁语dicere(说话)

同源词:benefit(利益);diction(用语);dictation(口述);dictator(独裁者)

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benediction:祝福

词根bene, 美丽,幸福,好,词源同belle, 美女,bonus, 红利,beatify, 赐福。词根dict,说,见diction, 措辞。

benediction:祝福  

词根词缀: bene-好 + -dict-说,讲 + -ion名词词尾