英语词汇gratification的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gratification
词源	gratification n. 1590s, "act of gratifying," from French gratification or directly from Latin gratificationem (nominative gratificatio) "obligingness, complaisance," noun of action from past-participle stem of gratificari "to please, oblige, do favor to" (see gratify). Meaning "state of being gratified" is by 1712. Entries linking to gratification gratify v. c. 1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (from suffixed form of PIE root gwere- (2) "to favor") + combining form of facere "to make, do, perform" (from PIE root dhe- "to set, put"). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying. updated on December 07, 2020
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gratification n.