swoon的词源

英文词源

swoon (n.)

c. 1300, suowne, suun, "state of unconsciousness," probably from Old English geswogen "in a faint," past participle of a lost verb *swogan (see swoon (v.)).

swoon (v.)

c. 1200, "to become unconscious," probably from a lost Old English verb *swogan (as in Old English aswogan "to choke"), of uncertain origin. Compare Low German swogen "to sigh." Related: Swooned; swooning.

中文词源

swoon：昏厥，昏倒，痴迷，神魂颠倒

来自中古英语 swonen,昏厥，昏倒，来自古英语 swogan,窒息，闷死，发出嗯嗯声，来自 Proto-Germanic*swogana,发出嗯嗯声，来自 PIE*swaghe,哭喊，嚎哭，哀号，词源同 sough, 飒飒声响。引申比喻义痴迷，迷得神魂颠倒等。

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