misgiving的词源

英文词源

misgiving (n.)

c. 1600, "feeling of mistrust or sudden apprehension," verbal noun from misgive "cause to feel doubt" (1510s), usually said of one's heart or mind, from mis- (1) + give (v.) in its secondary Middle English sense of "suggest." Related: Misgivings.

中文词源

misgiving：疑虑，顾虑

mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，give,来自其词源义持，握，暗示，想法。即心中不好的想法，感到怀疑，顾虑。

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