英语词汇interesting的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	interesting
词源	interesting adj. 1711, "that concerns, important" (archaic), present-participle adjective from interest (v.). Meaning "engaging the attention, so as to excite interest" is from 1751. Related: Interestingly. Euphemistic phrase interesting condition, etc., "pregnant" is from 1748. Entries linking to interesting interest v. "cause to be interested, engage the attention of," c. 1600, earlier interesse (1560s), from the noun (see interest (n.)). Perhaps also from or influenced by interess'd, past participle of interesse. uninteresting adj. "not capable of exciting interest," 1769, from un- (1) "not" + interesting. updated on December 13, 2015
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interesting adj.