astir

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈstɜː/    美 /əˈstɜː/|/əˈstɝ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. In motion; characterized by motion.
    — Her book has perhaps been a good one; it has refreshed, refilled, rewarmed her heart; it has set her brain astir, furnished her mind with pictures.
  2. Out of bed; up and about.
    — I had but a broken sleep the night before, in anticipation of the pleasure of a whole day with Em’ly. We were all astir betimes in the morning;

词形变化

more astir comparative most astir superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti?
Proto-Germanic *sturjaną
Proto-West Germanic *sturjan
Old English styrian
Middle English stiren
English stir
English astir
From a- + stir.
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