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sleepless (adj.)
[sleepless 词源字典]
early 15c., from
sleep
(n.) +
-less
. Old English had
slæpleas
but the modern word seems to be a re-formation. Similar formation in German
schlaflos
, Dutch
slapeloos
. Related:
Sleeplessly
;
sleeplessness
.
[sleepless etymology, sleepless origin, 英语词源]