relax的词源

英文词源

relax

relax: see relish

relax (v.)

late 14c., "to make (something) less compact or dense," from Old French relaschier "set free; soften; reduce" (14c.), from Latin relaxare "relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose," from re- "back" (see re-) + laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Of persons, "to become less formal," from 1837. Meaning "decrease tension" is from early 15c.; intransitive sense of "to become less tense" is recorded from 1935. Related: Relaxed; relaxing.

中文词源

relax：(使)放松，(使)松弛

来源于拉丁语中由前缀re-(回)和基本动词laxare(放松,松弛)组成的复合动词relaxare(放松,松弛)。

词根词缀： re-回 + -lax-松弛,放松

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：relax 词源，relax 含义。

relax：放松，休息，松弛

re-,向后，离开，lax,放松的。即松下来的，引申词义放松，休息等。

relax：放松，休息，松弛

re-,向后，离开，lax,放松的。即松下来的，引申词义放松，休息等。