generator的词源

英文词源

generator (n.)

1640s, "person who begets, causes, or produces," from Latin generator "a begetter, producer," agent noun from past participle stem of generare "to bring forth" (see generation). Meaning "machine that generates power" first recorded 1794; sense of "machine that generates electric energy" is from 1879. Fem. generatrix attested from 1650s.

中文词源

generator：发电机

来自generate, 产生，生育。

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generator：发电机，发生器

词根词缀： -gener-生殖 + -ator名词词尾