英语词汇*aim-的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	*aim-
词源	aim- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to copy." It forms all or part of: emulate; emulation; emulous; image; imaginary; imagination; imaginative; imagine; imago; imitable; imitate; imitative; imitator; inimitable. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin imago "image," aemulus "emulous," imitari "to copy, portray, imitate;" Hittite himma- "imitation, substitute." Entries linking to aim- emulate v. "to strive to equal or excel in qualities or actions," 1580s, a back-formation from emulation, or else from Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari "to rival." Related: Emulated; emulating; emulable; emulative. emulation n. "effort to equal or excel in qualities or actions that one admires in another or others; imitative rivalry," 1550s, from French émulation (13c.) and directly from Latin aemulationem (nominative aemulatio) "rivalry, emulation, competition," noun of action from past-participle stem of aemulari "to rival, strive to excel," from aemulus "striving, rivaling" (also as a noun, "a rival," fem. aemula), from Proto-Italic aimo-, from PIE aim-olo, suffixed form of root aim- "copy" (from PIE root aim- "to copy"). emulate (v.)emulation (n.)emulous (adj.)image (n.)imaginary (adj.)imagination (n.)imaginative (adj.)imagine (v.)imago (n.) imitable (adj.)imitate (v.)imitative (adj.)imitator (n.)inimitable (adj.)imitation (n.) updated on November 18, 2018
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