massive的词源

英文词源

massive (adj.)

c. 1400, from Middle French massif "bulky, solid," from Old French masse "lump" (see mass (n.1)). Related: Massively; massiveness. U.S. Cold War strategy of massive retaliation was introduced by J.F. Dulles in early 1954.

中文词源

massive：大量的

来自mass,大块，大团。引申词义大量的。

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

massive：大而重的；大量的，大规模的  

词根词缀： mass大量 + -ive形容词词尾