benefit的词源

英文词源

benefit

benefit: [14] The element bene- occurs in a wide variety of English words. It comes from Latin bene ‘well’, a close relative of Latin bonus ‘good’. Amongst its combinations are benediction [15], literally ‘saying well’, hence ‘blessing’, benefaction ‘doing well’ [17], and benevolent ‘wishing well’ [15]. Benefit is related to benefaction, since it too comes ultimately from Latin bene facere, but it took a more indirect route to English, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’ via Old French bienfait and Anglo- Norman benfet.

benefit (n.)

late 14c., "good or noble deed," also "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French benfet "well-done," from Latin benefactum "good deed," from bene facere (see benefactor). Meaning "performance or entertainment to raise money for some charitable cause" is from 1680s.

benefit (v.)

late 15c., from benefit (n.). Related: Benefited; benefiting.

中文词源

benefit：益处

来自法语。词根bene, 好。fit, 做，同fact,字母c脱落。原指做好处，善举，后也指个人利益，即善有善报。

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benefit：有益，好处

来源于拉丁语benefacere(祝福,祈福)的过去分词benefactum,经由古法语bienfait和盎格鲁-诺曼底语benfet进入英语为benefit。

词根词缀： bene-好 + fit( = -fac-做,作)