chaff的词源

英文词源

chaff (n.)

"husks," Old English ceaf "chaff," probably from Proto-Germanic *kaf- "to gnaw, chew" (cognates: Middle Dutch and Dutch kaf, German Kaff), from PIE root *gep(h)- "jaw, mouth" (see jowl (n.1)). Used figuratively for "worthless material" from late 14c.

中文词源

chaff：谷壳

来自PIE*gep, 咬，咀嚼，词源同jaw, jowl.

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