doleful的词源

英文词源

doleful

doleful: see indolent

doleful (adj.)

late 13c., with -ful, from Middle English dole "grief" (early 13c.), from Old French doel (Modern French deuil), from Late Latin dolus "grief," from Latin dolere "suffer, grieve." Related: Dolefully.

中文词源

doleful：悲伤的

来自拉丁语dolus, 伤心，词源同condole. 可能与dole在词源上是远亲，原义为砍，切，引申义悲伤。

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