propitious的词源

英文词源

propitious (adj.)

mid-15c., from Anglo-French propicius, Old French propicius "gracious, favorable, useful" (12c., Modern French propice) and directly from Latin propitius "favorable, kind, gracious, well-disposed" (see propitiation). Earlier English form was propice, from Old French propice. Related: Propitiously.

中文词源

propitious：吉祥的，吉利的

来自propitiate,安抚，使息怒。引申宗教词义向上帝赎罪，与上帝和解，向上帝弥补过错，后引申词义吉祥的，吉利的。

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