interpret的词源

英文词源

interpret (v.)

late 14c., from Old French interpreter (13c.) and directly from Latin interpretari "explain, expound, understand," from interpres "agent, translator," from inter- (see inter-) + second element of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Sanskrit prath- "to spread abroad," PIE *per- (5) "to traffic in, sell" (see pornography). Related: Interpreted; interpreting.

中文词源

interpret：领会，理解，口译

inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-pret,词义不确定，可能来自PIE*买卖，价值交换，词源同price,prize.引申词义中介，协商者，谈判者，后词义通用化为解释，理解，领会，及口译等。

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interpret：解释，说明；口译；了解，认为

来源于拉丁语interpret.ari(解释,翻译)。