independent的词源
英文词源
- independent (adj.)
- 1610s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + dependent. French independant is attested from c. 1600; Italian independente from 1590s. Noun meaning "person not acting as part of a political party" is from 1808. Related: Independently.
中文词源
in-,不,非,dependence,依靠。即不依靠的,独立的。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:independent 词源,independent 含义。
词根词缀: in-否定 + de-下降 + -pend-悬挂,下垂 + -ent形容词词尾