mortify的词源

英文词源

mortify (v.)

late 14c., "to kill," from Old French mortefiier "destroy, overwhelm, punish," from Late Latin mortificare "cause death, kill, put to death," literally "make dead," from mortificus "producing death," from Latin mors (genitive mortis) "death" (see mortal (adj.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Religious sense of "to subdue the flesh by abstinence and discipline" first attested early 15c. Sense of "humiliate" first recorded 1690s (compare mortification). Related: Mortified; mortifying.

中文词源

mortify：使羞愧

来自拉丁语mors,死亡，死的，词源同mortal,murder,-fy,使。即使死亡，使感觉要死的，比引申词义使羞愧。

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

mortify：使感到羞辱，使蒙受屈辱；抑制(情欲等)；使悔恨，伤害(感情)

词根词缀： -mort-死 + -i- + -fy动词词尾