masterful 的意思
熟练的; 精湛的; 专横的
masterful 的词源
masterful(adj.)
14世纪晚期,maisterful这个词出现,意思是“喜欢当主人的,专横的,控制欲强的,傲慢的,霸道的,暴虐的”。它由名词master(主人、大师)和后缀-ful(表示“充满……的”)组合而成。到了15世纪初,这个词还发展出了“称职的,精通的,表现出或指示出精通”的意思。1610年代,它又被用来表示“具有大师级的技能”。相关词汇还有Masterfully。可以与荷兰语的meesterlijk、德语的meisterlich和丹麦语的mesterlig进行比较。
masterful) (masterly. Some centuries ago both were used indifferently in either of two very different senses: (A) imperious or commanding or strong-willed, & (B) skilful or expert or practiced. The differentiation is now complete, -ful having the A & -ly the B meanings; & disregard of it is so obviously inconvenient, since the senses, though distinct, are not so far apart but that it may sometimes be uncertain which is meant, that it can only be put down to ignorance. [Fowler, "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage," 1926]
masterful(专横的,霸道的)与masterly(精湛的,熟练的)。几个世纪前,这两个词在两种截然不同的意义上被混用:一种是(A)专横或命令式的,另一种是(B)熟练或专家级的。如今,这两者的区分已经非常明确,-ful表示A意义,而-ly则表示B意义。如果不加区分,显然会造成不便,因为这两种意义虽然不同,但并不遥远,有时甚至会让人困惑,不知道具体指的是哪种。因此,混用只能归结为无知。[Fowler, "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage," 1926]
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