obey的词源

英文词源

obey

obey: [13] ‘To hear is to obey’ carries more than a germ of etymological truth. For obey comes via Old French obeir from Latin ōbēdīre, which meant literally ‘listen to’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob- ‘to’ and audīre ‘hear’ (source of English audible). By classical times the metaphorical sense ‘obey’ had virtually taken over from the original ‘listen to’, and it is this sense that informs the related obedient [13] and obeisance [14].
=> audible, obedient

obey (v.)

late 13c., from Old French obeir "obey, be obedient, do one's duty" (12c.), from Latin obedire, oboedire "obey, be subject, serve; pay attention to, give ear," literally "listen to," from ob "to" (see ob-) + audire "listen, hear" (see audience). Same sense development is in cognate Old English hiersumnian. Related: Obeyed; obeying.

中文词源

obey：服从，听从

来源于拉丁语中由前缀ob-(来,临近)和动词audire(听)组成的复合动词obedire(听从),经由古法语obeir进入英语为obey。

词根词缀： ob-来,临近 + ey( -aud- )听

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：obey 词源，obey 含义。

obey：顺从

来自拉丁语obedire,听从，顺从，来自ob-,向前，-ed,听，词源同audit,audience,obedient.