英文词源
- apply
- apply: see ply
- apply (v.)
- late 14c., "to put (one's faculties, etc.) to some task or career," late 14c., from Old French aploiier "apply, use, attach" (12c., Modern French appliquer), from Latin applicare "attach to, join, connect;" figuratively, "devote (oneself) to, give attention," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + plicare "fold" (see ply (v.1)). The etymological sense is "bring things in contact with one another." Of lotions, from early 15c. Meaning "seek a job by submitting an application for one" is from 1851. A by-form applicate is recorded from 1530s. Related: Applied; applying.
中文词源
发音释义：[ə'plaɪ] v. 申请；涂，敷；应用；适用；请求
结构分析：apply = ap（=ad，去）+ ply（应用）→应用
词源解析：ply←拉丁语plicare（合拢、抱住、笼罩）
同源词：ply（使用、从事）
衍生词：applicable（适用的），applicant（申请人），application（应用程序）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：apply 词源，apply 含义。
前缀ap-同ad-. 词根ply, 卷入，卷进，见imply.
词根词缀： ap-加强意义 + -ply-折叠
