reluctant 的詞源
reluctant(adj.)
"不願意的,對職責或命令抗拒的",1660年代,源自拉丁語 reluctantem(主格 reluctans), reluctari 的現在分詞,意爲"反抗,抵抗,反對",由 re- "反對"(見 re-)和 luctari "鬥爭,摔跤"(見 reluctance)組成。相關詞彙: Reluctantly。這個拉丁詞也是西班牙語 reluchante,意大利語 riluttante 的來源。
Reluctant, literally, struggling back from, implies some degree of struggle either with others who are inciting us on, or between our own inclination and some strong motive, as sense of duty, whether it operates as an impelling or as a restraining influence. [Century Dictionary]
Reluctant,字面意思是"從中掙扎",意味着在別人激勵我們或我們自己的傾向和某種強烈動機(如責任感,無論它是作爲推動力還是制約力)之間存在一定程度的鬥爭。[世紀詞典]
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