thrive
- vi. 繁榮,興旺;茁壯成長(zhǎng)
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來(lái)自中古英語(yǔ) thriven,繁榮,興旺,來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*thribana,抓住,使繁盛,來(lái)自 PIE*trep, 使?jié)M意,使享受,詞源同 Terpsichore,古希臘神話中的歌舞女神,字面意思為享受舞蹈者。
英文詞源
- thrive
- thrive: [13] Thrive was borrowed from Old Norse thrífask ‘grasp for oneself’, hence ‘prosper’, the reflexive form of thrífa ‘grasp, seize’ (whose origins are not known). The word’s semantic development from ‘grasp for oneself’ to ‘prosper’ was presumably inspired by the notion of ‘a(chǎn)ccumulating resources’. Thrift [13], borrowed from the Old Norse derivative thrift, originally meant ‘thriving’; the modern sense ‘frugality’ evolved in the 16th century – frugality being thought of as a prerequisite for prosperity.
=> thrift - thrive (v.)
- c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse trifask "to thrive," originally "grasp to oneself," probably reflexive of trifa "to clutch, grasp, grip, take hold of" (compare Norwegian triva "to seize," Swedish trifvas, Danish trives "to thrive, flourish"), of unknown origin. Related: Thrived (or throve); thriving.