dearth的词源

英文词源

dearth (n.)

mid-13c., derthe "scarcity" (originally used of famines, when food was costly because scarce; extended to other situations of scarcity from early 14c.), abstract noun formed from root of Old English deore "precious, costly" (see dear) + abstract noun suffix -th (2). Common Germanic formation, though not always with the same sense (cognates: Old Saxon diurtha "splendor, glory, love," Middle Dutch dierte, Dutch duurte, Old High German tiurida "glory").

中文词源

dearth：珍贵

来自dear, 贵重，珍贵。

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

dearth：缺乏；粮食不足

dear（宝贵的；昂贵的；亲爱的）与dearth同源，“物以稀为贵”，因为稀缺，所以宝贵；因为宝贵，所以亲爱。显然dearth与“稀缺”的含义更加直接。-th为抽象名词后缀，如truth（事实），strength（力量）。