plaudit的词源
英文词源
- plaudit (n.)
- 1620s, short for plaudite "an actor's request for applause" (1560s), from Latin plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, strike, beat; applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play. In English, the -e went silent then was dropped.
中文词源
词根词缀： -plaud-拍手 + -it名词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：plaudit 词源，plaudit 含义。
这个单词拉丁语中写作plaudite（三个音节），结尾的e不发音所以脱落了，但结尾的-ite是拉丁语里第二人称复数命令式的体现。命令什么呢？词根plaud-特指拍手（对演出满意而鼓掌）。演出结束，剧作家（编剧）对观众说：Now you all get up on your feet and clap！
