idleness的词源

英文词源

idleness (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
Old English idelnes "frivolity, vanity, emptiness; vain existence;" see idle + -ness. Old English expressed the idea we attach to in vain by in idelnisse. Spenser, Scott, and others use idlesse to mean the same thing in a positive, pleasant sense.

中文词源

idleness:闲散,懒惰

词根词缀: idle懒散的 + -ness

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