英文词源
- mansuetude (n.)
- "tameness, gentleness, mildness," late 14c., from Latin mansuetudo "tameness, mildness, gentleness," noun of state from past participle stem of mansuescere "to tame," literally "to accustom to the hand," from manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)) + suescere "to accustom, habituate," from PIE *swdh-sko-, from *swedh- (see sodality), extended form of root *s(w)e- (see idiom).
中文词源
mansuetude：驯服，温顺，柔和
来自拉丁语mansuetudo,温顺，驯服，来自manus,手，词源同manual,-suet,习惯，惯常，词源同desuetude,custom.即驯服的，用顺手的，引申词义温顺，柔和。
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