darling
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 亲爱的，可爱的人，可爱的物
- adj.
- 可爱的，亲爱的
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 dereling,derelyng “beloved person; beloved of God, devout Christian”
- 继承自 ←古英语 dīerling,dēorling “favourite, darling; minion”
- 继承自 ←原始西日耳曼语 *diuriling
- 继承自 ←原始日耳曼语 *diurijalingaz
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *dʰegʷʰ- “hot, warm; to burn”
原始词根
词源说明
The noun is derived from Middle English dereling, derelyng (“beloved person; beloved of God, devout Christian”), from Old English dīerling, dēorling (“favourite, darling; minion”), from Proto-West Germanic *diuriling, from Proto-Germanic *diurijalingaz, from *diurijaz (“beloved, dear; expensive”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“hot, warm; to burn”), or *dweh₂- (“distant, long; to remove, separate”)) + *-ilingaz (suffix forming (diminutive) nouns with the sense of ‘belonging to; coming from’). By surface analysis, dear + -ling (suffix meaning ‘immature; small’).
The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart