nefarious的词源

英文词源

nefarious

nefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the pine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne- and fās ‘pine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius, source of English nefarious.

nefarious (adj.)

c. 1600, from Latin nefarius "wicked, abominable, impious," from nefas "crime, wrong, impiety," from ne- "not" (see un-) + fas "right, lawful, pinely spoken," related to fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Nefariously.

中文词源

nefarious：罪恶的

来自拉丁语nefas,罪行，邪恶，不虔诚，ne-,无，没有，fas,公理，正义，神权，词源同fate.引申词义罪恶的，邪恶的。

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