blithe的词源

英文词源

blithe (adj.)

Old English bliþe "joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant," from Proto-Germanic *blithiz "gentle, kind" (cognates: Old Saxon bliði "bright, happy," Middle Dutch blide, Dutch blijde, Old Norse bliðr "mild, gentle," Old High German blidi "gay, friendly," Gothic bleiþs "kind, friendly, merciful").

Rare since 16c. No cognates outside Germanic. "The earlier application was to the outward expression of kindly feeling, sympathy, affection to others, as in Gothic and ON.; but in OE. the word had come more usually to be applied to the external manifestation of one's own pleased or happy frame of mind, and hence even to the state itself." [OED]

中文词源

blithe：快乐的

发音释义：[blaɪð] adj.快乐的；无忧无虑的；漫不经心的；轻率的

词源解释：来自古英语bliþe（欢乐的）

助记窍门：blithe→be light hearted→无忧无虑的

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：blithe 词源，blithe 含义。

blithe：无忧无虑的

来自PIE *bhel, 照耀，闪光，指容光满面。词源同bliss.