scamper的词源

英文词源

scamper (v.): "to run quickly," 1680s, probably from Flemish schampeeren, frequentative of schampen "run away," from Old North French escamper (Old French eschamper) "to run away, flee, quit the battlefield, escape," from Vulgar Latin *excampare "decamp," literally "leave the field," from Latin ex campo, from ex "out of" (see ex-) + campo, ablative of campus "field" (see campus). A vogue word late 17c. Related: Scampered; scampering. The noun is 1680s, from the verb.

s-相当于前缀ex-“向外”，这个现象还可见于soar（高飞）、scour（搜寻）、strange（奇怪的）等词；-camp-的本义是“空旷场地”；字面义“（跑）出场地”。“校园”是一片旷地（campus），人们爱在空地“扎营”（camp），“战役”常在空地打响（campaign）。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：scamper 词源，scamper 含义。

可能来自古诺斯法语 escamper,逃跑，来自通俗拉丁语*excampare,逃离战场，来自 ex-,向外， camp,战场。后原词义逐渐消失，用于形容小孩蹦蹦跳跳等。