hap
n.
c.1200, "chance, a person's luck, fortune, fate;" also "unforeseen occurrence," from Old Norse happ "chance, good luck," from Proto-Germanic *hap- (source of Old English gehæp "convenient, fit"), from PIE *kob- "to suit, fit, succeed" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic kobu "fate, foreboding, omen," Old Irish cob "victory"). Meaning "good fortune" is from early 13c.
v.
"to happen," mid-14c., from hap, n. "chance."
词根:hap = chance, 表示“机会, 运气”
perhaps ad. 也许,可能(per全部+haps→全是机会[决定]→也许)
happen v. 发生(hap+pen表动词→机会来了→发生)
happy a. 幸运的;幸福的(hap+py→有运气的→幸福的)
happihess n. 幸福(happy+ness)
mishap n. 不幸,灾祸(mis 坏+hap→坏运气→不幸)
hapless a. 运气不好的(hap+less无→无运气的)
haphazard a. 偶然的;无计划的(hap+hazard游戏→运气+游戏→偶然的)
词根:hap = luck 运气, 机会
这个词根hap 来源于古代挪威语happ(=good luck)。
同源词:
1. hap [运气总是偶然发生的→]
n. 幸运;偶然发生之事
2. mishap [mi- = mis = bad 坏 + hap 运气 → 发生不好的事 →]
n.不幸;灾祸;恶运
3. happen [happ = hap 机会 + -en 后缀 → 由于偶然机会而发生的 →]
v. 发生;(后接不定式)恰好,碰巧
4. happening [见上,-ing 名词后缀 →]
n.事件
5. haphazard [hap 机会 + -hazard = gam of dice 骰子游戏 → 像玩骰子游戏一样的机会 →]
n.偶然
adj.偶然的
adv.偶然地
6. perhaps [per- =through 凭借 + hap 运气 + -s 后缀 →凭借运气 →]
adv.可能;或许
〔李〕[hap] n.机缘; 运气 ←hap,happ (ON happ)=good luck 好运气