sustain的词源

英文词源

sustain (v.)

c. 1300, "give support to," from stem of Old French sostenir "hold up, bear; suffer, endure" (13c.), from Latin sustinere "hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "continue, keep up" (an action, etc.) is from early 14c. Sense of "endure without failing or yielding" is from c. 1400. Related: Sustained; sustaining.

中文词源

sustain：支撑，撑住；忍耐，经受；维持，保持；支持

词根词缀： sus-下 + -tain-握,持有

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sustain：维持，保持，使持续

sus-,在下，向上，-tain,持，握，词源同 contain,tenure.引申诸相关词义。