英语词汇ambivert的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ambivert
词源	ambivert n. "person exhibiting features of an extrovert and an introvert," coined by Kimball Young in "Source Book for Social Psychology" (1927), from ambi- "about, around" + -vert (as in earlier introvert), which is ultimately from Latin vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Ambiversion. Entries linking to ambivert ambi- word-forming element meaning "both, on both sides," from Latin ambi- "around, round about" (before vowels amb-, also sometimes reduced to am-, an-), from PIE root ambhi- "around," which is probably an ablative plural (ant-bhi "from both sides") of ant- "front, forehead." introvert v. "turn within, direct inward," 1650s, from Latin intro "inward, within" (see intro-) + vertere "to turn" (from PIE root wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). versus prep. mid-15c., in legal case names, denoting action of one party against another, from Latin versus "turned toward or against," past participle of vertere "to turn," from PIE wert- "to turn, wind," from root wer- (2) "to turn, bend." updated on September 19, 2022
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ambivert n.