benediction的词源
英文词源
- benediction (n.)
- 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
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)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:benediction 词源,benediction 含义。
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。
词根词缀: bene-好 + -dict-说,讲 + -ion名词词尾