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answer (n.)
古英语 andswaru “回应, 对问题的回答”, 来自 and- “反对” (来自PIE词根 *ant- “前面, 额头”, 衍生词意为“前面, 之前” )+ -swaru “肯定”, 来自 swerian “发誓” (见 swear), 表明原意为“宣誓声明反驳指控”. 意为“问题的解决”, 来自14世纪.
It is remarkable that the Latin expression for answer is formed in exactly the same way from a verb spondere, signifying to engage for, to assure. [Hensleigh Wedgwood, “A Dictionary of English Etymology,” 1859]
一个常见的日耳曼语复合词(同源词. 古撒克逊语 antswor, 古北欧语 andsvar, 古弗里斯兰语 ondser, 丹麦语和瑞典语 ansvar), 意味着原日耳曼语 *andswara-. 更简单的“一言以蔽之” 的概念在哥特语 anda-vaurd, 德语 Antwort.
updated on August 19, 2020
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