desperate的词源

英文词源

desperate (adj.)

early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.

中文词源

desperate：绝望的，铤而走险的

来自despair, 绝望。

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

desperate：绝望的；孤注一掷的，拼死的   

词根词缀： de-离开,分离 + -sper-希望 + -ate形容词词尾