inquisitive的词源

英文词源

inquisitive (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French inquisitif, from Late Latin inquisitivus "making inquiry," from Latin inquisit-, past participle stem of inquirere (see inquire).

An housbonde shal nat been Inquisityf of goddes pryuetee nor of his wyf. [Chaucer, "Miller's Prologue"]

Related: Inquisitively; inquisitiveness.

中文词源

inquisitive：过分打听的，好学的

来自inquire,查询，询问，-s,过去分词后缀。引申词义问得过多的，好打听的，同时，也可作为褒义词指好学的。

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

inquisitive：爱打听的，求知欲强的

词根词缀： in-入,向内 + -quis-寻求 + -itive形容词词尾