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gainful (adj.)
[gainful 词源字典]
"producing profit or advantage," 1550s, from
gain
(n.) +
-ful
. Phrase
gainfully employed
attested from 1796. Related:
Gainfully
(1540s).
[gainful etymology, gainful origin, 英语词源]