concentrate的词源

英文词源

concentrate (v.)

1630s, "to bring or come to a common center," from concenter (1590s), from Italian concentrare, from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + centrum "center" (see center (n.)). Meaning "condense" is from 1680s. Sense of "mentally focus" is c. 1860. Related: Concentrated; concentrating.

concentrate (n.)

1883, from concentrate (v.).

中文词源

concentrate：集中

con-, 强调。-center, 中心。

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concentrate：集中，专心；浓缩

词根词缀： con-共同 + -centr- 中心 + -ate 动词词尾