eldritch的词源

英文词源

eldritch (adj.)

"hideous, ghastly, weird," c. 1500, of uncertain origin; apparently somehow from elf (compare Scottish variant elphrish), an explanation OED finds "suitable;" Watkins connects its elements with Old English el- "else, otherwise" and rice "realm."

中文词源

eldritch：怪异可怕的

词源不详。可能来自el, 其它，词源同else, -ritch, 地方，词源同realm. 即其它地方的，不熟悉的，引申义怪异可怕的，源自人们对未知的恐惧。

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