indebted的词源

英文词源

indebted (adj.)

late 14c., endetted "owing money," past participle of endetten "to indebt, oblige," from Old French endetter "to involve in debt," from en- "in" (see in- (2)) + dette "debt" (see debt). Figurative sense of "under obligation for favors or services" first attested 1560s. Related: indebt; indebtedness. Latin indebitus meant "not owed, not due."

中文词源

indebted：欠债的，感激的

in-,进入，使，debt,债务。引申词义欠债的，欠人情的，感激的。

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