caustic的词源

英文词源

caustic

caustic: see holocaust

caustic (adj.)

c. 1400, "burning, corrosive," from Latin causticus "burning, caustic," from Greek kaustikos "capable of burning; corrosive," from kaustos "combustible; burnt," verbal adjective from kaiein, the Greek word for "to burn" (transitive and intransitive) in all periods, which is of uncertain origin with no certain cognates outside Greek. Figurative sense of "sarcastic" is attested from 1771. As a noun, early 15c., from the adjective.

中文词源

caustic：腐蚀性的

发音释义：['kɔstɪk] adj.腐蚀性的；苛性的；刻薄的

结构分析：caustic = caust（易燃物）+ic（形容词后缀）→易燃的→腐蚀性的

词源解释：caust←希腊语kaustos（易燃物）←希腊语kaiein（燃烧）

词组习语：caustic soda（苛性纳）

衍生词：causticity（腐蚀性）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：caustic 词源，caustic 含义。

caustic：腐蚀性的

词源同cauterize,烧灼。