fain的词源

英文词源

fain (adj.)

Old English fægen, fagen "glad, cheerful, happy, joyful, rejoicing," from a common Germanic root (cognates: Old Saxon fagan, Old Norse feginn "glad," Old High German faginon, Gothic faginon "to rejoice"), perhaps from PIE *pek- (1) "to make pretty." Often "glad" in a relative sense, "content to accept when something better is unobtainable." As an adverb, from c. 1200. Related: Fainly.

中文词源

fain：乐意的

缩写自古英语fagen, 高兴的，愉悦的，词源同fair, 来自PIE*pek, 使漂亮，使美丽。

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