hostile的词源

英文词源

hostile (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 15c., from Middle French hostile "of or belonging to an enemy" or directly from Latin hostilis "of an enemy," from hostis "enemy" (see guest). The noun meaning "hostile person" is recorded from 1838, American English, a word from the Indian wars.

中文词源

hostile:恶意的,敌对的

来自拉丁语hostis,敌人,来自PIE*ghostis,外来人,陌生人,词源同guest.即对待敌人的,敌对的,恶意的。

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

hostile:敌对的,敌意的

词根词缀: -host-敌人 + -ile形容词词尾