abuse的词源
英文词源
- abuse
- abuse: see use
- abuse (v.)
- early 15c., "to misuse, misapply," from Middle French abuser, from Vulgar Latin *abusare, from Latin abusus "an abusing, using up," past participle of abuti "use up," also "misuse," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + uti "use" (see use). Of sexual situations from early 15c., but originally incest, homosexuality, prostitution, etc.; meaning "to misuse sexually, ravish" is from 1550s. Specifically of drugs, from 1968. Related: Abused; abusing.
- abuse (n.)
- mid-15c., "improper practice," from Old French abus (14c.), from Latin abusus (see abuse (v.)). Earlier in Middle English was abusion "wicked act or practice, shameful thing, violation of decency" (early 14c.), "an insult" (mid-14c.).
中文词源
发音释义：[ə'bju:z, ə'bju:s] n. 滥用；虐待；辱骂；弊端；恶习，陋习vt. 滥用；虐待；辱骂
结构分析：abuse = ab（离开）+use（使用）→偏离正轨的使用→滥用→弊端、陋习；滥用语言或武力→虐待、辱骂。
词源解释：use←拉丁语uti （使用）
同源词：abusive（滥用的，虐待的），utile（有用的），utility（效用，公共设施）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：abuse 词源，abuse 含义。
前缀ab-, 非，不好。use,使用。
词根词缀： ab-脱离 + -us-用 + -e
