pursuit的词源

英文词源

pursuit (n.)

late 14c., "persecution," also "action of pursuit," from Anglo-French purseute, from Old French porsuite "a search, pursuit" (14c., Modern French poursuite), from porsivre (see pursue). Sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s. As a type of track cycling race from 1938.

中文词源

pursuit：追赶；追求；职业，工作

词根词缀： pur(pro-)前 + suit(-sequ-)跟随 → 追求

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pursuit：追求，寻找

来自pursue,追求，追逐，-it,名词后缀。