英语词汇violence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	violence
词源	violence n. late 13c., "physical force used to inflict injury or damage," from Anglo-French and Old French violence (13c.), from Latin violentia "vehemence, impetuosity," from violentus "vehement, forcible," probably related to violare (see violation). Weakened sense of "improper treatment" is attested from 1590s. Entries linking to violence violation n. c. 1400, from Old French violacion and directly from Latin violationem (nominative violatio) "an injury, irreverence, profanation," from past participle stem of violare "to treat with violence, outrage, dishonor," perhaps an irregular derivative of vis "strength, force, power, energy," from PIE root *weie- "to go after, pursue with vigor or desire" (see gain (v.)). non-violence n. also nonviolence, 1831, from non- + violence. Gandhi used it from 1920. updated on March 15, 2014
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violence n.