vague的词源
英文词源
- vague (adj.)
- "uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from Middle French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.
中文词源
来自拉丁语vagus, 漫游,偏离,引申词义模糊的。
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版:vague 词源,vague 含义。
vague:含糊的,暧昧的;不明确的
词根词缀: -vag-漫游 + ue
词根vag-表“漫游”,“漫游”是漫无目标地游荡,前路是不明确的,方向是模糊的;漫游的人是“流浪汉,无业游民”,于是有单词vagabond;同根词还有vagary(变幻莫测;奇特行为),vagrant(漂泊者)等。
来自拉丁语 vagus,漫游,偏离,引申词义模糊的。