英文词源
- neighbor (n.)
- Old English neahgebur (West Saxon), nehebur (Anglian) "neighbor," from neah "near" (see nigh) + gebur "dweller," related to bur "dwelling" (see bower). Common Germanic compound (cognates: Old Saxon nabur, Middle Dutch naghebuur, Dutch (na)bur, Old High German nahgibur, Middle High German nachgebur, German Nachbar). Good neighbor policy attested by 1937, but good neighbor with reference to U.S. policy toward Latin America was used by 1928 by Herbert Hoover.
- neighbor (v.)
- 1580s, from neighbor (n.). Related: Neighbored; neighboring.
中文词源
来自古英语neahgebur,邻居，neah,即现拼作nigh,临近的，ge-,表强调，bur,居住者，词源同be,boor,build.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：neighbor 词源，neighbor 含义。
来源于古英语时期,neah(附近的)和gebur(居民)的组合形式。gebur(居民)可追溯至日耳曼语*bu-(居住)。
