condition: [14] Latin condīcere originally meant literally ‘talk together’ – it was a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and dicere ‘talk’ (whose base dic- forms the basis of a wide range of English words from abdicate to vindicate, including diction and dictionary). Gradually the idea of ‘talking together, discussing’ passed to ‘agreeing’, and the derived Latin noun conditiō originally meant ‘agreement’. From this came ‘stipulation, provision’, and hence ‘situation, mode of being’, all of them senses which passed via Old French condicion into English condition. => abdicate, diction, dictionary, predict, vindicate
condition (n.)
early 14c., condicioun, from Old French condicion "stipulation, state, behavior, social status" (12c., Modern French condition), from Latin condicionem (nominative condicio) "agreement, situation," from condicere "to speak with, talk together," from com- "together" (see com-) + dicere "to speak" (see diction). Evolution of meaning through "stipulation, condition," to "situation, mode of being."
condition (v.)
late 15c., "to make conditions," from condition (n.). Meaning "to bring to a desired condition" is from 1844. Related: Conditioned; conditioning.
雙語例句
1. He was concerned with the enhancement of the human condition.
他關心人類生存環境的改善。
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2. Rust and flaking paint mean the metalwork is in poor condition.
生銹和掉漆說明金屬配件損毀嚴重。
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3. You'll also get expert advice on keeping your hair in good condition.
你還會獲得有關如何保持良好發質的專家建議。
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4. He was epileptic and refused to take medication for his condition.
他患有癲癇，但是拒絕服藥治療。
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5. He was too out of condition to clamber over the top.