callous的词源

英文词源

callous (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.

中文词源

callous:结硬块的

发音释义:['kæləs] adj.结硬块的;起老茧的;冷酷无情的v.(使)变得冷酷无情;(使)硬结;(使)生茧n.硬皮;老茧

词源解释:callous←拉丁语callus或callum(硬皮、老茧)←callere(变硬)←原始印欧语词根kal(硬)

同源词:callose(胼胝质)

衍生词:calloused(无情的、变硬的、生茧的);callously(冷酷无情地、麻木不仁地);callosity(无情、硬结、老茧);callousness(麻木不仁)

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

callous:冷漠的

词源同callus, 老茧,硬的。比喻无感情的,冷漠的。