helpmeet的词源

英文词源

helpmeet (n.)

as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.

中文词源

helpmeet：伙伴

来自圣经an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,帮助，meet,古义形容词匹配的，合适的，词源同match.后来连写在一起，再后来讹误成helpmate.

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