prefer的词源

英文词源

prefer

prefer: [14] To prefer one thing is etymologically to ‘carry it before’ others. The word comes via Old French preferer from Latin praeferre ‘set before’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to bear).
=> bear

prefer (v.)

late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.

中文词源

prefer：更喜欢，宁愿

词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -fer-拿取

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prefer：优先，偏好

pre-,在前，早于，-fer,携带，拿，带，词源同bring,infer.引申词义优先，偏好。