stricken的词源

英文词源

stricken (adj.)

1510s, "wounded, affected (by disease, trouble, etc.)," adjective use of archaic past participle of strike (v.). Figurative meaning "overwhelmed with terror, grief, etc." is from 1530s. An earlier development is reflected in 13c. phrase striken in elde "advanced in years," from strike in the sense of "to move, go," hence "far advanced."

中文词源

stricken：受煎熬的，遭受痛苦的

来自 strike 的过去分词古拼写形式，引申比喻义受煎熬的，遭受痛苦的。

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