英语词汇enchanter的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	enchanter
词源	enchanter n. "one who enchants or practices enchantment, a sorcerer or magician;" also "one who charms or delights," c. 1300, enchauntour, agent noun from enchant, or from Old French enchanteor "magician; singer; mountebank," from Latin incantator. Entries linking to enchanter enchant v. late 14c., literal ("practice sorcery or witchcraft on") and figurative ("delight in a high degree, charm, fascinate"), from Old French enchanter "bewitch, charm, cast a spell" (12c.), from Latin incantare "to enchant, fix a spell upon," from in- "upon, into" (from PIE root en "in") + cantare "to sing" (from PIE root kan- "to sing"). Or perhaps a back-formation from enchantment. enchantress n. late 14c., "witch," from enchanter + -ess. Meaning "charming woman" is from 1713. updated on May 09, 2020
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enchanter n.