intimate的词源

英文词源

intimate (adj.)

1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.

intimate (v.)

"suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.

intimate (n.)

1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).

中文词源

intimate：亲密的，密友

来自拉丁语intus,在内部，在里面，-m,最高级后缀，词源同extreme,ultimate.引申词义亲密的。

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

intimate：亲密的，密切的；个人的

来源于拉丁语动词intimare(使熟悉)的过去分词intimatus。

intimate：亲密的

词义重点在于开头的in（在...里），亲密就是你的心里有我，我的心里有你；-tim是最高级后缀，在ultimate（终极的）、optimal（最佳的）等词中都有出现；所以字面义是“在最里面的，在最深处的”。