slender的词源

英文词源

slender (adj.)

c. 1400, earlier sclendre (late 14c.), probably from a French source, often said to be from Old French esclendre "thin, slender," which could be from Old Dutch slinder, but the connections, and even the existence of these words, is doubtful. Related: Slenderly; slenderness.

中文词源

slender：苗条的，纤细的

构成 slide 的鼻音化形容词形式，词义由光滑引申比喻义苗条的，纤细的。

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