hortatory

英 ['hɔːtət(ə)rɪ] 美 ['hɔrtə,tori]
  • adj. 激励的;劝告的

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hortatory 劝告的,激励的

来自拉丁语hortari,激励,鼓励,刺激,来自PIE*gher,喜欢,渴求,想要,词源同exhort,charisma.

英文词源


hortatory (adj.)
1580s, from Middle French hortatoire and directly from Late Latin hortatorius "encouraging, cheering," from hortatus, past participle of hortari "exhort, encourage, urge, incite, instigate," intensive of horiri "urge, incite, encourage," from PIE root *gher- (5) "to like, want" (cognates: Old English giernan "to strive, desire, yearn;" Gothic gairnei "desire;" Greek khresthai "to lack, want; use, make use of," kharis "grace, favor," khairein "to rejoice, delight in;" Sanskrit haryati "finds pleasure, likes," harsate "is aroused;" Avestan zara "effort, aim;" Russian zhariti "awake desire, charm").

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