qualify的词源

英文词源

qualify (v.)

mid-15c., "to invest with a quality," from Middle French qualifier (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin qualificare "attribute a quality to; make of a certain quality," from Latin qualis "of what sort?," correlative pronominal adjective (see quality) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to limit, modify" is from 1530s. Sense of "be fit for a job" first appeared 1580s. Related: Qualified; qualifying.

中文词源

qualify：证明合格，(使)具有资格；修饰，限制，限定 

词根词缀： -qual-性质,特征 + -ify动词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：qualify 词源，qualify 含义。

qualify：使符合资格

来自quality,质量，品质，-fy,使。即使符合质量要求，引申词义使符合资格。