needy的词源

英文词源

needy (adj.)

late 12c., neodi "poor, indigent," from need (n.) + adjectival suffix -y (2). Similar formation in Dutch noodig, German nothig, Old Norse nauðigr. As a noun from mid-14c. Related: Needily; neediness.

中文词源

needy：贫困的，缺乏自信的

来自need,需要。引申词义贫困的，缺乏自信的。

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needy：贫困的

词根词缀： need需要 + -y形容词词尾