vanity的词源

英文词源

vanity: vanity: see vain
vanity (n.): c. 1200, "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite "self-conceit; futility; lack of resolve" (12c.), from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas) "emptiness, aimlessness; falsity," figuratively "vainglory, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" in English is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).

来自vain,自负的，虚无的，徒劳的，词源同vainglory.

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词根词缀： -van-空 + -ity名词词尾