elegance的词源

英文词源

elegance (n.)

c. 1500, "tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement," of speech or prose, from Middle French élégance, from Latin elegantia "taste, propriety, refinement," from elegantem (see elegant). Earlier form was elegancy (early 15c.). Meaning "refined luxury" is from 1797. Via French come German Eleganz, Swedish elegans, etc.

中文词源

elegance：高雅，典雅，优雅，雅致 

词根词缀： e-出 + -leg-采集 + -ance名词词尾 → 采集在一起遴选出优雅的

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