imbibe的词源

英文词源

imbibe (v.)

late 14c., from Old French imbiber, embiber "to soak into," from Latin imbibere "absorb, drink in, inhale," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + bibere "to drink," related to potare "to drink," from PIE *po(i)- "to drink" (see potion). Figurative sense of "mentally drink in" (knowledge, ideas, etc.) was the main one in classical Latin, first attested in English 1550s. Related: Imbibed; imbibing.

中文词源

imbibe：喝，饮，吸收

im-,进入，使，-bib,喝，饮，词源同bibulous,beverage.即喝进去，引申词义吸收。

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