英语词汇infatuation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	infatuation
词源	infatuation n. 1640s, noun of action from infatuate (q.v.), or else from French infatuation or directly from Late Latin infatuationem (nominative infatuatio), from past participle stem of Latin infatuare "make a fool of." Entries linking to infatuation infatuate v. 1530s, "turn (something) to foolishness, frustrate by making foolish," from Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare "make a fool of," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + fatuus "foolish" (see fatuous). Specific sense of "inspire (in someone) a foolish passion beyond control of reason" is from 1620s. Related: Infatuated; infatuating. An infatuated person is so possessed by a misleading idea or passion that his thoughts and conduct are controlled by it and turned into folly. [Century Dictionary] updated on November 18, 2015
随便看	kleptocracy kleptomania kleptomaniac *kleu- klezmer klieg klondike kludge klutz klutzy kluxer kn- knack knacker knackered knap knapsack knapweed knave knavery knavish knead knee kneecap knee-deep

英语词源词典收录了45867条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。

infatuation n.