abrasive的词源
英文词源
- abrasive (n.)
- "an abrasive substance," 1853, from abrasive (adj.).
- abrasive (adj.)
- 1805, from Latin abras-, past participle stem of abradere "to scrape away, shave off" (see abrasion) + -ive. Figurative sense of "tending to provoke anger" is first recorded 1925. Related: Abrasively; abrasiveness.
中文词源
词根词缀: ab-分离 + -ras-擦,刮 + -ive形容词词尾
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前缀ab-“脱离,远离”,词根-ras-指“磨,刮,擦”,-ive后缀,字面义“磨掉,擦掉”;同根词eraser(橡皮擦;e-为前缀“向外”)、razor(剃刀)、rash(疹子;让你忍不住去挠)。词根-ras-变形为-rod-,如corrode(腐蚀)、erode(侵蚀)等。