英文词源
- elevate (v.)
- late 15c., "to raise above the usual position," from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (see lever). Sense of "raise in rank or status" is from c. 1500. Moral or intellectual sense is from 1620s. Related: Elevated (which also was old slang for "drunk"); elevating.
中文词源
e-, 向外。-lev, 举起，轻，词源同light , lever.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：elevate 词源，elevate 含义。
elevate：举起，提高；使高尚，提拔，晋升
词根词缀： e-出 + -lev-举,升 + -ate
