capsule的词源

英文词源

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capsule: see case
capsule (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.

中文词源

capsule:胶囊

发音释义:[ˈkæpsul] n.胶囊;荚;小容器;航天舱vt.压缩;简述adj.压缩的;简述的

结构分析:capsule = caps(箱子、盒子)+ule(名词后缀,指小形式)→小盒子→胶囊

词源解释:caps←拉丁语capsa(箱子、盒子);ule←拉丁语ulus(指小形式)

同源词:case(箱子);module(模块);molecule(分子)

词组习语:space capsule(太空舱);soft capsule(软胶囊);capsule apartment(胶囊公寓);capsule hotel(胶囊旅馆)

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

capsule:胶囊

来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子,词源同case, capsicum.

capsule:胶囊;太空舱,密封舱 

来源于拉丁语动词capere(拿,取)的派生名词capsa, capsae, f(盒子)。

词根词缀: -cap-拿,取→caps盒子 + -ule名词词尾,小