infatuate(v.)
1530年代,“使(某事物)变得愚蠢,通过愚弄来挫败”,源自拉丁语 infatuatus,过去分词形式为 infatuare,“愚弄”,由 in- “在”(源自 PIE 词根 *en “在”)和 fatuus “愚蠢”(参见 fatuous)组成。具体意义上的“激发(某人)一种超出理性控制的愚蠢激情”始于1620年代。相关词汇: Infatuated; infatuating。
An infatuated person is so possessed by a misleading idea or passion that his thoughts and conduct are controlled by it and turned into folly. [Century Dictionary]
一个 infatuated 的人被一种误导性的想法或激情所控制,他的思想和行为被它控制并变成了愚蠢。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间:1530年代