pos-的词源

英文词源

post-

word-forming element meaning "after," from Latin post "behind, after, afterward," from *pos-ti (cognates: Arcadian pos, Doric poti "toward, to, near, close by;" Old Church Slavonic po "behind, after," pozdu "late;" Lithuanian pas "at, by"), from PIE *apo- (cognates: Greek apo "from," Latin ab "away from" see apo-).

repose (v.2)

"put, place," mid-15c., from Latin repos-, stem of reponere "put back, set back, replace, restore; put away, lay out, stretch out," from re- "back, away" (see re-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Or perhaps [Klein] formed in Middle English from Old French poser, on model of disposen "dispose."

stiff (adj.)

Old English stif "rigid, inflexible," from Proto-Germanic *stifaz "inflexible" (cognates: Dutch stijf, Old High German stif, German steif "stiff;" Old Norse stifla "choke"), from PIE *stipos-, from root *steip- "press together, pack, cram" (cognates: Sanskrit styayate "coagulates," stima "slow;" Greek stia, stion "small stone," steibo "press together;" Latin stipare "pack down, press," stipes "post, tree trunk;" Lithuanian stipti "stiffen," stiprus "strong;" Old Church Slavonic stena "wall"). Of battles and competitions, from mid-13c.; of liquor, from 1813. To keep a stiff upper lip is attested from 1815. Related: Stiffly.

中文词源

pos-（能力）：希腊神话中的海神波塞冬

希腊神话中，海神波塞冬（Poseidon）是众神之主宙斯的哥哥，地位仅次于宙 斯。他与宙斯及其他兄弟姐妹推翻父亲克洛诺斯的统治后，分得了大海的统治权。波塞冬住在海底金碧辉煌的大宫殿里，所有海洋生物都受他差遣。每天，他驾着马 车，手持三叉戟出来巡海。当他心情好的时候，大海就会风平浪静。当他心情不好时，就会挥舞三叉戟，掀起滔天巨浪，摧毁渔船。他还能制造海啸和地震，袭击海 岸。

波塞冬的妻子是海中仙女安菲特里忒（Amphitrite）。据说安菲特里忒并不想嫁给波塞冬，所以躲藏起来。但一只海豚发现了她的藏身之处，帮助波塞冬找到了她。为了表示感谢，波塞冬把这只海豚变成了海豚星座。

波塞冬还喜欢上了美貌的美杜莎，在雅典娜的神殿里强奸了美杜莎。雅典娜十分生气，就把美杜莎的头发变成蛇发，使她的目光具有魔力，凡是被她看到的男人都会变成石头。

由于波塞冬威力巨大，所以从他的名字中产生了表示“能力”的词根pos，变体为pot。

Poseidon：[pɔ'saidən]n.波塞冬，海神

possible:['pɒsɪb(ə)l] adj.可能的n.可能性

impossible：[ɪm'pɒsɪb(ə)l] adj.不可能的

potent：['pəʊt(ə)nt] adj.有效的，强有力的

impotent：['ɪmpət(ə)nt]adj.无效的，虚弱无力的，阳痿的。前缀im表示否定

potential：[pəˈtenʃl]adj.潜在的，可能的n.可能性，潜能

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