cauterize的词源

英文词源

cauterize

cauterize: see holocaust

cauterize (v.)

c. 1400, from Old French cauterisier, from Late Latin cauterizare "to burn or brand with a hot iron," from Greek kauteriazein, from kauter "burning or branding iron," from kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing.

中文词源

cauterize：烧灼

发音释义：['kɔːtəraɪz] vt.（用烙铁或腐蚀性物质）烧灼表皮以消毒或止血；使麻木不仁

结构分析：cauterize = cauter（烙铁）+ize（动词后缀）→（用烙铁）烧灼

词源解释：cauter←希腊语kauter（烙铁）←希腊语kaiein（燃烧）

同源词：caustic（腐蚀性的）

衍生词：cauterization（烧灼、腐蚀）

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

cauterize：烧灼

可能来自PIE *skai, 燃烧，词源同shine, candle.