单词 | pathic |
释义 | Definition of pathic in English:pathicnoun ˈpaθɪk
adjective ˈpaθɪk
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pathicus submitting to sexual intercourse (used of both men and women) from Byzantine Greek παθικός suffering, remaining passive from ancient Greek παθ-, stem of πάσχειν to suffer and πάθος suffering + -ικός. Definition of pathic in US English:pathicnounˈpaθɪk
adjectiveˈpaθɪk
OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin pathicus submitting to sexual intercourse (used of both men and women) from Byzantine Greek παθικός suffering, remaining passive from ancient Greek παθ-, stem of πάσχειν to suffer and πάθος suffering + -ικός. |
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