pester的词源

英文词源

pester (v.)

1520s, "to clog, entangle, encumber," probably a shortening of Middle French empestrer "place in an embarrassing situation" (Modern French empêtrer, Walloon epasturer), from Vulgar Latin *impastoriare "to hobble" (an animal), from Latin im- "in" + Medieval Latin pastoria (chorda) "(rope) to hobble an animal," from Latin pastoria, fem. of pastorius "of a herdsman," from pastor "herdsman" (see pastor (n.)). Sense of "annoy, trouble" (1560s) is from influence of pest. Related: Pestered; pestering.

中文词源

pester：烦扰，纠缠

pester与pest（讨厌的人，害虫）在词源上毫无关系，尽管我们常作A person who pesters is called a pest这样的释义。pester一词系由中世纪法语empestrer't。hobble a horse’（用绳拴马）缩略演变而来，其终极词源是拉丁语pastor‘herds-man’（牧人），而pest则源自拉丁语pestis‘plague，（瘟疫）。因此，在16世纪时pester的意思是“阻碍”或“妨碍”，以后受pest词义的影响，才转而表示“烦扰”或“纠缠”。

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

pester：打扰，纠缠

可能来自pest,害虫，害鸟，-er,表反复。引申词义打扰，纠缠。