whilendWiktionary 原文英美构词拆解while词干+wending词干词源链古英语Old English约 450–1150 年hwīlende↓ 继承中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年whilende↓ 继承英语Englishwhilend词源说明From Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) + -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix), equivalent to while + wending.释义形容词adjective1obsoletePassing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.