词源 |
sentinel n.1570s, "a soldier stationed as a guard;" 1580s, "watch or guard kept by a soldier stationed for that purpose;" from French sentinelle (16c.), from Italian sentinella "a sentinel." OED writes that "No convincing etymology of the It. word has been proposed," but perhaps it is (via a notion of "perceive, watch"), from sentire "to hear," from Latin sentire "feel, perceive by the senses" (see sense (n.)). As an adjective by 1650s. updated on May 09, 2022 |