nervous的词源

英文词源

nervous (adj.)

c. 1400, "affecting the sinews," from Latin nervosus "sinewy, vigorous," from nervus "sinew, nerve" (see nerve). Meaning "of or belonging to the nerves" in the modern sense is from 1660s. Meaning "suffering disorder of the nervous system" is from 1734; illogical sense "restless, agitated, lacking nerve" is 1740. Widespread popular use as a euphemism for mental forced the medical community to coin neurological to replace it in the older sense. Nervous wreck first attested 1862. Related: Nervously; nervousness.

中文词源

nervous：紧张的

来自nerve,神经，神经质。引申词义紧张的。

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

nervous：神经质的，神经紧张的

词根词缀： -nerv-神经 + -ous形容词词尾