英文词源
- appal
- "Greatly dismay or horrify", Middle English: from Old French apalir 'grow pale', from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + palir 'to pale'. The original sense was 'grow pale', later 'make pale', hence 'horrify' ( late Middle English).
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Like abhor, appal has its origin in the physical effect of being horrified. Old French apalir meant both ‘to grow pale’ and ‘to make pale’, and these senses were carried over into the English word in the 14th century. As shock or disgust can make the colour drain from your face, appal soon acquired its current meaning.
中文词源
前缀ap-同ad-, 在p字母开头的词根前同化为ap-. 词根pal, 苍白的，见pale.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：appal 词源，appal 含义。
来源于pale“变苍白”的的语义。
词根词缀： ap-加强意义 + pale变苍白
