levitate的词源

英文词源

levitate (v.)

1670s, "to rise by virtue of lightness," from Latin levitas "lightness," patterned in English on gravitate. Sense of "raise (a person) into the air" is mainly from spiritualism (1870s). Related: Levitated; levitating.

中文词源

levitate：使升空，漂浮

来自拉丁语levare,升起，举起，词源同lever,light.引申词义使升空，漂浮。

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

levitate：(使)升空，(使)漂浮

词根词缀： -lev-举,升 + it + -ate动词词尾