Highness的词源

英文词源

highness (n.)

Old English heanes; see high (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "royalty, excellence, nobility" is early 13c.; Your Highness as a form of address to English royalty is attested from c. 1400.

中文词源

Highness：殿下，阁下

high,高，-ness,名词后缀。用于尊称。

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