英文词源
- enervate (v.)
- c. 1600, "deprive of force or strength," from Latin enervatus, past participle of enervare "to weaken" (see enervation). Literal sense of "to weaken, impair" in English is from 1610s. Related: Ennervated; ennervating. As a verb Middle English had enerve (c. 1400, eneruyd).
中文词源
e-, 向外。-nerv, 神经，勇气，词源同nerve, nervous。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：enervate 词源，enervate 含义。
词根词缀： e-向外 + -nerv-神经 + -ate动词词尾
