prince
英 [prɪns]
美[prɪns]
- n. 王子，国君；亲王；贵族
- n. (Prince)人名；(英、葡)普林斯；(法)普兰斯；
助记提示
1、prin- + cap-(capere) => "that takes first". => Latin princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign". => princ- + -e => prince.
中文词源
prince 王子，王公，（小国的）君王，国君
来自古法语prince,王子，王公，来自拉丁语princeps,国王，统治者，酋长，来自primus,第一的，首要的，-cep,拿，带，承担，词源同capable,accept.后词义扩大为小国的君主，国君等。拼写比较single,simple.
英文词源
- prince
- prince: [13] A prince is etymologically someone who ‘takes first place’, hence a ‘leader’. The word comes via Old French prince from Latin princeps, a compound formed from prīmus ‘first’ (source of English prime) and capere ‘take’ (source of English captive, capture, etc). (German fürst ‘prince’ was derived from Old High German furist ‘first’, apparently in imitation of the Latin word.) The derivative princess [14] was also acquired from Old French.
=> first, prime - prince (n.)
- c. 1200, "ruler of a principality" (mid-12c. as a surname), from Old French prince "prince, noble lord" (12c.), from Latin princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign," noun use of adjective meaning "that takes first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + root of capere "to take" (see capable). German cognate fürst, from Old High German furist "first," is apparently an imitation of the Latin formation. Colloquial meaning "admirable or generous person" is from 1911, American English. Prince Regent was the title of George, Prince of Wales (later George VI) during the mental incapacity of George III (1811-1820).