英文词源
- assiduous
- assiduous: see assess
- assiduous (adj.)
- 1530s, from Latin assiduus "attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant," from assidere "to sit down to" (thus "be constantly occupied" at one's work); from ad "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The word acquired a taint of "servility" in 18c. Related: Assiduously; assiduousness.
中文词源
发音释义:[ə'sɪdjʊəs] adj.刻苦的,勤勉的
结构分析:assiduous = as(=ad,去)+sid(坐)→坐着(用功)→勤勉的
词源解释:sid←拉丁语sedere(坐)
同源词:preside(主持←坐在前面);reside(居住←反复坐)
衍生词:assiduity(勤勉、刻苦)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:assiduous 词源,assiduous 含义。
前缀as- 同ad-. 词根sid, 坐,同sess, -ss, 过去分词格。坐得住冷板凳的,勤勉的。