cantilever的词源

英文词源

cantilever (n.)

1660s, probably from cant (n.2) + lever, but earliest form (c. 1610) was cantlapper. First element also might be Spanish can "dog," architect's term for an end of timber jutting out of a wall, on which beams rested. Related: Cantilevered.

中文词源

cantilever：悬臂

cant, 弯，转，角落，词源同decant, canton. -lever, 杠杆，操作杆。

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