paroxysm的词源

英文词源

paroxysm (n.)

"sudden attack, convulsion," early 15c., from Middle French paroxysme (16c.), earlier paroxime (13c.), from Medieval Latin paroxysmus "irritation, fit of a disease," from Greek paroxysmos "irritation, exasperation," from paroxynein "to irritate, goad, provoke," from para- "beyond" (see para- (1)) + oxynein "sharpen, goad," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (see acrid). Non-medical sense first attested c. 1600. Related: Paroxysmal.

中文词源

paroxysm：突然发作，突发症

来自希腊语paroxysmos,激怒，挑衅，发作，来自para-,在旁，在周围，oxys,锋利的，被刺中的，来自PIE*ak,尖，刺，词源同oxygen,acrid.比喻用法。

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