carrier的词源

英文词源

carrier (n.)

late 14c., agent noun from carry (v.). Meaning "person or animal that carries and disseminates infection without suffering obvious disease" is from 1899; genetic sense is 1933. As a short form of aircraft carrier it dates from 1917. Carrier pigeon is from 1640s.

中文词源

carrier：搬运人，载体，载物架；运输工具；带菌者

词根词缀： -carr-车,负载 + -i- + -er人或物

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