vagary的词源

英文词源

vagary (n.)

1570s, "a wandering, a roaming journey," from Italian vagare or directly from Latin vagari "to wander, stroll about, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad," from vagus "roving, wandering" (see vague). The infinitive appears to have been adopted in English as a noun and conformed to nouns in -ary, "but this can hardly be explained except as an orig. university use" [Century Dictionary]. Current meaning of "eccentric notion or conduct" (1620s) is from notion of mental wandering. Related: Vagaries.

中文词源

vagary：奇想；异想天开；异常行为；难以预测的情况 

词根词缀： -vag-漫游 + -ary名词词尾。参见extravagant.

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