hortatory

英 [ˈhɔː.tə.tər.i]      美 [ˈhɔːr.t̬ə.tɔːr.i]
  • adj. 激励的;劝告的
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将“hortatory”分解为“hort”(源自拉丁语“hortus”,意为“花园”)和“-atory”(常用于形容事物或行为的形容词后缀,如“descriptive”表示描述的)。想象一个园丁在花园里(hort)给花朵浇水(象征性的“浇灌”)和施肥(象征性的“激励”),以此来鼓励和激励(hortatory)植物的生长。通过这种情景联想,可以记忆“hortatory”表示“鼓励性的”或“激励的”。

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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.

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").