conspire的词源

英文词源

conspire

conspire: see spirit

conspire (v.)

late 14c., from Old French conspirer (14c.), from Latin conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," literally "to breathe together," from com- "together" (see com-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). Or perhaps the notion is "to blow together" musical instruments, i.e., "To sound in unison." Related: Conspired; conspiring.

中文词源

conspire：密谋

con-, 强调。-spir, 呼吸，词源同spirit, respire.

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

conspire：共谋，协力

词根词缀： con-共同 + -spir-呼吸 + -e → 同呼吸,共命运