morass的词源

英文词源

morass (n.)

"wet, swampy tract," 1650s, from Dutch moeras "marsh, fen," from Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French marais "marsh," from Frankish, possibly from West Germanic *marisk, from Proto-Germanic *mariskaz "like a lake," from *mari "sea" (see mere (n.)). The word was influenced in Dutch by moer "moor" (see moor (n.)). Figurative use is attested from 1867. Replaced earlier mareis (early 14c.; see marish).

中文词源

morass：沼泽，困境

来自Proto-Germanic*mari,湖，海，词源同moor,marsh,marine.即像湖一样的，后用于指湿地，沼泽。引申词义困境。

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

morass：沼泽

词根词缀： mor(-mar-)海 + ass

morass：沼泽

词根mar-表“海，水”，同根词都跟“水”有关，如marine（海的；航海的），mermaid（美人鱼），maritime（海上的）等。单词morass（沼泽）亦是同源词，其中mor-也表“水”，和marsh（沼泽）的关系最直接，都来自日耳曼语的*mariska-，体会二者的整体音似。