thanks的词源
英文词源
- thanks (n.)
- Old English þanc, þonc in late use "grateful thought, gratitude," plural form thanks from mid-13c., from the same root as thank (v.). Compare Old Saxon thank, Old Frisian thank, Old Norse þökk, Dutch dank, German Dank. The Old English noun originally and chiefly meant "thought, reflection, sentiment; mind, will, purpose;" also "grace, mercy, pardon; pleasure, satisfaction."
As short for I give you thanks from 1580s; often with extensions, such as thanks a lot (1908). Spelling thanx attested by 1907.
中文词源
来自 thank 的复数形式。
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版:thanks 词源,thanks 含义。
来自 thank 的复数形式。