concern

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復數:?concerns;第三人稱單數:?concerns;過去式:?concerned;過去分詞:?concerned;現在分詞:?concerning;

concern 影響，涉及

con-, 強調。-cern, 分開，篩選，詞源同discern, crisis. 即區分開的，關心自己那一部分的。

concern: concern: [15] In earliest use, English concern meant ‘distinguish, discern’. This was a reflection of its ultimate source, Latin cernere ‘sift, separate’. In combination with the prefix com- ‘together’ it produced concernere, which in classical times meant specifically ‘mix together preparatory to sifting’. Later, however, the prefix seems to have taken on a more intensive role, with concernere reverting to the same range of senses as cernere.

By the Middle Ages these not only included ‘discern, perceive’ and ‘decide’ (whence English certain, from the past participle of cernere), but had widened considerably to ‘relate to’ – a meaning which emerged in English concern in the 16th century. Connotations of distress or worry began to develop in the late 17th century.
=> certain, discern
concern (v.): early 15c., "perceive, distinguish," also "refer to, relate to," from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere "concern, touch, belong to," figurative use of Late Latin concernere "to sift, mix, as in a sieve," from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + cernere "to sift," hence "perceive, comprehend" (see crisis). Apparently the sense of the prefix shifted to intensive in Medieval Latin. Meaning "worry" is 17c. Related: Concerned; concerning. Letter opening to whom it may concern attested by 1740.
concern (n.): 1580s, from concern (v.).

2. A good relationship involves concern and sensitivity for each other's feelings.: 一段美滿的戀情需要彼此關心并體恤對方的情感。

4. Today's organic wine producer is typically a small, quality-conscious family concern.: 現今的有機葡萄酒生產商一般是注重品質的小型家族企業.

5. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.: 利奧接著說下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充滿憐憫和關切。