zeal的词源

英文词源

zeal

zeal: [14] Zeal is closely related to jealousy. It comes via late Latin zēlus from Greek zélos ‘fervour, jealousy’. The medieval Latin derivative zēlōsus has left English a double legacy: zealous [16] and (via Old French) jealous.
=> jealous

zeal (n.)

"passionate ardor in pursuit of an objective or course of action," late 14c., from Old French zel (Modern French zèle) and directly from Late Latin zelus "zeal, emulation" (source also of Italian zelo, Spanish celo), a Church word, from Greek zelos "ardor, eager rivalry, emulation," "a noble passion" [Liddell & Scott], but also "jealousy;" prom PIE *ya- "to seek, request, desire." From mid-15c. as "devotion."

中文词源

zeal（热情）：希腊神话中的热情之神泽洛斯

泽洛斯（Zelos）是希腊神话中的神灵，是拟人化的“热情”、“好胜”和“妒忌”。他是泰坦神帕拉斯（Pallas）和斯梯克斯（Styx）的儿子，也是尼克（胜利）、比亚（暴力）和克拉托斯（力量）的兄弟。英语单词zeal就来自泽洛斯的名字Zelos。英语中表示“嫉妒”的单词jealous也来源于此，本意指“占有欲强，猜疑的”，用于爱情方面。

zeal：[ziːl] n.热情，热诚，热心

zealous： ['zeləs] adj.热情的，热心的，狂热的

zealot：['zelət] n.狂热者，犹太教狂热信徒

jealous： ['dʒeləs] adj.妒忌的，猜疑的，唯恐失去的

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：zeal 词源，zeal 含义。

zeal：热情，狂热

来自希腊语zelos,羡慕，竞争，热情，激情，来自PIE*ya,寻求，渴望，词源同jealous.

zeal：热情，狂热

来自希腊语 zelos,羡慕，竞争，热情，激情，来自 PIE*ya,寻求，渴望，词源同 jealous.