intense的词源

英文词源

intense (adj.)

c. 1400, from Middle French intense (13c.), from Latin intensus "stretched, strained, tight," originally past participle of intendere "to stretch out, strain" (see intend); thus, literally, "high-strung." Related: Intensely.

中文词源

intense：剧烈的，强烈的

in-,进入，使，-tense,延伸，词源同tend,tense.引申词义拉长，绷紧，剧烈的，强烈的。

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intense：强烈的，剧烈的；极端的

词根词缀： in-入,向内 + -tens-延伸 + -e → 拉紧,绷紧