entreat的词源
英文词源
- entreat (v.)
- c. 1400, "to enter into negotiations," especially "discuss or arrange peace terms;" also "to treat (someone) in a certain way," from Anglo-French entretier, Old French entraiter "to treat," from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + traiter "to treat" (see treat (v.)). Meaning "to beseech, implore, plead with (someone)" is from early 15c.; meaning "to plead for (someone)" is from mid-15c. Related: Entreated; entreating.
中文词源
en-, 进入，使。treat, 处理，对待。可能是来自处理事情之艰难，因而引申该词义。
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