jejune的词源

英文词源

jejune

jejune: see dinner

jejune (adj.)

1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.

中文词源

jejune：单调的，空洞的

来自拉丁语ieiunus,空的，干的，字面意思为绝食，饥饿，来自PIE*ieg,献祭，牺牲，神圣的，词源同hagiography,hagiology.引申词义单调的，空洞的。比较其同源词dine,dinner.

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