civilian的词源

英文词源

civilian (n.)

late 14c., "judge or authority on civil law," from Old French civilien "of the civil law," created from Latin civilis "relating to a citizen, relating to public life, befitting a citizen; popular, affable, courteous" (see civil). Sense of "non-military person" is attested by 1819 (earlier in this sense was civilian, attested from c. 1600 as "non-soldier"). The adjective is from 1640s.

中文词源

civilian：平民，百姓

词根词缀： civil 公民的 + -ian 名词词尾,…人

同源词：city, citizen, civil, civility, civilize, civilization

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