sparing的词源

英文词源

sparingly (adv.)

mid-15c., from sparing, attested from late 14c. as a present participle adjective from spare (v.), + -ly (2).

unsparing (adj.)

"showing no mercy," 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + sparing, attested from late 14c. as a present participle adjective from spare (v.). Meaning "profuse" is from 1660s. Related: Unsparingly.

中文词源

sparing：节省的，吝惜的

来自 spare,节省，匀出，-ing,形容词后缀。引申词义节省的，吝惜的。

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