orphan
/ˈɔːfən//ˈɔrfən/
- n.
- 孤儿
- adj.
- 无双亲的，孤儿的
- vt.
- 使成孤儿
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年
继承
- 英语English
orphan
词源说明
Late Middle English, from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos.
Cognate with Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha), Latin orbus (“orphaned”), Old Armenian որբ (orb, “orphan”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), Old English ierfa (“heir”). More at erf.