英语词汇ebriety的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ebriety
词源	ebriety n. "state or habit of being intoxicated," early 15c., from Latin ebrietatem (nominative ebrietas) "drunkenness, intoxication," from ebrius "drunk, full, sated with drink," which is of uncertain origin; according to de Vaan, from PIE hiegwh-ro-, from a root hegwh- "to drink." The opposite of sobriety. Related: Ebrious; ebriosity. Entries linking to ebriety sobriety n. mid-15c., sobriete, "moderation in desires; temperate in indulgence," from Old French sobriete "sobriety, moderation" (Modern French sobrieté) or directly from Latin sobrietatem (nominative sobrietas) "moderation, temperance," from sobrius "not drunk, temperate, moderate, sensible" (see sober (adj.)). The meaning "steadiness, gravity" is recorded from 1540s. Soberness is older. Also earlier in Middle English was sobrete (c. 1300, from Old French) in the same sense, also "unintoxicated condition." updated on November 16, 2015
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ebriety n.