contentment 的詞源
contentment(n.)
15世紀中期, contentement,“令人滿意的付款”(指債務; 現在已過時),源自古法語 contentment,源自 contenter(見 content(v.))。意思是“滿足於目前狀況的幸福感”來自於1590年代。
Contentment is passive; satisfaction is active. The former is the feeling of one who does not needlessly pine after what is beyond his reach, nor fret at the hardship of his condition; the latter describes the mental condition of one who has all he desires, and feels pleasure in the contemplation of his situation. A needy man may be contented, but can hardly be satisfied. [Century Dictionary]
Contentment 是被動的; satisfaction 是主動的。前者是那些不會不必要地渴望超出自己能力範圍的人的感覺,也不會因爲自己的處境而煩惱的人的感覺; 後者描述了那些擁有自己所需的一切,並且在沉思自己的處境時感到愉悅的人的心理狀態。一個貧窮的人可能會 contented,但幾乎不可能 satisfied。[世紀詞典]
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