bewilder的词源

英文词源

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bewilder: see wild
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1680s, from be- "thoroughly" + archaic wilder "lead astray, lure into the wilds," probably a back-formation of wilderness. An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: Bewildered; bewildering; bewilderingly.

中文词源

bewilder:使迷惑

发音释义:[bɪ'wɪldə] vt.使迷惑;弄糊涂

结构分析:bewilder = be(彻底地)+wilder(引至荒野)→使迷途→使迷惑、弄糊涂

同源词:wild(荒野);wilder(使迷途,使迷惑)

衍生词:bewildering(令人迷惑的、费解的);bewildered(困惑的)

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bewilder:使迷惑

前缀be-在这里用于加强语义;-wilder可能是wilderness(荒野)的缩略形式;身处荒野之中,方向感很容易缺失,引申为“使迷惑”。wilderness相当于由wild(野生的)和deer(鹿,古英语本义“兽”)、-ness(名词后缀)三者组成,字面义“野兽栖息地”。