dim的词源

英文词源

dim (adj.)

Old English dimm "dark, gloomy, obscure," from Proto-Germanic *dimbaz (cognates: Old Norse dimmr, Old Frisian dim, Old High German timber "dark, black, somber"). Not known outside Germanic. Slang sense of "stupid" is from 1892. Related: Dimly; dimness.

dim (v.)

c. 1200, perhaps in Old English, from dim (adj.). Related: Dimmed; dimming.

中文词源

dim：昏暗的

来自PIE*dhem, 烟，雾，模糊，词源同dumb. dull.

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