英文词源
- entertain (v.)
- late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet).
Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.
中文词源
enter-, 更里面，中间。-tain, 握，维持，词源同contain, tenable. 即招待客人，维持客户。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：entertain 词源，entertain 含义。
词根词缀： enter(= inter- )中间,之间,相互 + -tain-握,持有
