核心畫面

Think of the word as running a clock backwards on something that has got old and tired. A face, a street, a company — the same thing is still there, but the years are taken off it and the energy comes back. Nothing is replaced; what was already there is made young again. That is why the word always needs a worn-out 'before' behind it.

可以想成把時鐘往回轉。對象已經舊了、累了,而這個動作把它身上的年歲拿掉,把力氣放回去。一張臉、一條老街、一家公司都行更多收起可以想成把時鐘往回轉。對象已經舊了、累了,而這個動作把它身上的年歲拿掉,把力氣放回去。一張臉、一條老街、一家公司都行。重點是東西沒有換掉,是原來那個被弄年輕了。所以這個字後面永遠站著一個「以前很累」的前提,少了那個前提,句子就會怪。

From the word’s history

The source gives re- (again) plus Latin iuvenis (young) plus -ate, so the word literally means to make young again.

來源把這個字拆成 re-(再一次)+拉丁文 iuvenis(年輕)+ -ate(動詞字尾),字面就是「使再年輕」。這條線索直接就是今天的核心畫面,兩個意思都只是把它用在不同對象上。

Wiktionary entry for rejuvenate, packet evidence source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:659800832 (re- + Latin iuvenis + -ate)

One branch

把年輕放回去

兩個意思是同一個動作,差別只在對象:一個是人的身體和精神,一個是地方或組織的生命力。

verb · C1

To make someone look or feel young, fresh, and strong again, the way a long rest, a holiday, or a treatment can.

使恢復青春活力