英语词汇semblable的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	semblable
词源	semblable adj. "resembling, similar, analogous, like," c. 1300, from Old French semblable (12c.), from sembler "to be like" (see semblance). Related: Semblably. As a noun, by late 14c. as "someone's similar; a similar case, the same thing," by 1570s as "state or fact of being alike or similar." Entries linking to semblable semblance n. c. 1300, semblaunce, "fact of appearing to view," from Old French semblance "likeness, appearance," from semblant, present participle of sembler "to seem, appear," from Latin simulare "to resemble, imitate," from similis "like, resembling, of the same kind" (see similar). The meaning "person's appearance, expression, or demeanor" is attested from c. 1400, also "outward appearance, shape, form" (late 14c.), hence, in sense developments perhaps first in Old French, the meanings "mere appearance, show" (early 14c.), and "false, assumed, or deceiving appearance" (1590s). The meaning "person or thing that resembles another" is attested from 1510s. Related: Semblant. updated on April 24, 2022
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semblable adj.