dynamite的词源

英文词源

dynamite (n.)

1867, from Swedish dynamit, coined 1867 by its inventor, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), from Greek dynamis "power" (see dynamic (adj.)) + -ite (2). Figurative sense of "something potentially dangerous" is from 1922. Positive sense of "dynamic and excellent" by mid-1960s, perhaps originally Black English.

dynamite (v.)

1881, from dynamite (n.). Related: Dynamited; dynamiting.

中文词源

dynamite：炸药

来自希腊语dynamis, 力量，权力，统治者。瑞典化学家诺贝尔借用该词来指炸药。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：dynamite 词源，dynamite 含义。

dynamite：(尤指用于采矿的)甘油炸药，会引起轰动的人[事物] 

词根词缀： -dynam-力 + -ite名词词尾