ex-的词源

英文词源

ex-

word-forming element, in English meaning usually "out of, from," but also "upwards, completely, deprive of, without," and "former;" from Latin ex "out of, from within," from PIE *eghs "out" (cognates: Gaulish ex-, Old Irish ess-, Old Church Slavonic izu, Russian iz). In some cases also from Greek cognate ex, ek. PIE *eghs had comparative form *eks-tero and superlative *eks-t(e)r-emo-. Often reduced to e- before -b-, -d-, -g-, consonantal -i-, -l-, -m-, -n-, -v- (as in elude, emerge, evaporate, etc.).

中文词源

ex-：前，从，从...出，向外，向上

来自PIE*eghs,向外，出去，比较级形式为*eks-tero,最高级形式为*eks-ter-emo.

1. 前。见ex-wife,ex-husband.

2. 向外。见exit,examine.

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