desolate的词源

英文词源

desolate

desolate: see sole

desolate (adj.)

mid-14c., "without companions," also "uninhabited," from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare "leave alone, desert," from de- "completely" (see de-) + solare "make lonely," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Sense of "joyless" is 15c.

desolate (v.)

late 14c., from desolate (adj.). Related: Desolated; desolating.

中文词源

desolate：荒凉的

de-, 向下，强调。sole, 单独的。即孤零零的，荒凉的。

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desolate：(地)荒凉的；(人)孤独的

词根词缀： de-离开 + -sol-单独 + -ate形容词词尾