mendacious的词源

英文词源

mendacious (adj.)

1610s, from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendacium "a lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction," from mendax (genitive mendacis) "lying, deceitful," from menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing," from PIE root *mend- "physical defect, fault" (see amend (v.)). The sense evolution of Latin mendax was influenced by mentiri "to speak falsely, lie, deceive." Related: Mendaciously; mendaciousness.

中文词源

mendacious：撒谎的，捏造的

来自拉丁语mendax,撒谎，欺骗，来自mens,思想，思考，词源同mind,mania.其词义引申来自语言的词义转移现象，即经过思考后想出来的谎言。也有观点认为来自mendicare,乞讨，词源同mendicant.即为了讨要而撒的谎言。

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