clarity的词源
英文词源
- clarity (n.)
- c. 1300, clarte "brightness," from Old French clarté "clarity, brightness," from Latin claritas "brightness, splendor," also, of sounds, "clearness;" figuratively "celebrity, renown, fame," from clarare "make clear," from clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)). Modern form is early 15c., perhaps a reborrowing from Latin. Meaning "clearness" is from 1610s.
中文词源
词根词缀: -clar- 清楚,明白 + -ity 名词词尾,表性状
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:clarity 词源,clarity 含义。
来自clar-,清晰的,词源同clear.