rife英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

形容词 adj.

Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).

— Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.

Comus
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

— Red deer are rife in these woodlands.
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).

— Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
Having power; active; nimble. obsolete

— What! I am rife a little yet.

副词 adv.

Plentifully, abundantly.

— The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.

词形变化

rifer comparative rifest superlative more rife comparative most rife superlative

词汇关系

近义词

ubiquitous

衍生词

overrife rifely rifeness unrife

词源

词源 1

From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Icelandic rífur (“rife, munificent”), Faroese ríviligur (“plentiful, abundant”), Faroese rívan (“abundantly”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).

词源 2

From Middle English rife, from Old English rīfe, rȳfe (“rife, abundant, frequent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīb, from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear (off), rip”). Cognate with West Frisian rju (“rife, much”), Dutch rijf (“abundant, copious”), Low German rive (“abundant, munificent”), Icelandic rífur (“rife, munificent”), Faroese ríviligur (“plentiful, abundant”), Faroese rívan (“abundantly”), Icelandic reifa (“to bestow”).