enervate的词源

英文词源

enervate (v.)

c. 1600, "deprive of force or strength," from Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare "to weaken" (see enervation). Literal sense of "to weaken, impair" in English is from 1610s. Related: Ennervated; ennervating. As a verb Middle English had enerve (c. 1400, eneruyd).

中文词源

enervate：使衰弱

e-, 向外。-nerv, 神经，勇气，词源同nerve, nervous。

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

enervate：使衰弱，使失去活力

词根词缀： e-向外 + -nerv-神经 + -ate动词词尾