chasten的词源

英文词源

chasten (v.)

1520s, with -en (1) + the word it replaced, obsolete verb chaste "to correct (someone's) behavior" (Middle English chastien, c. 1200), from Old French chastiier "to punish" (see chastise). Related: Chastened; chastening.

中文词源

chasten：使懊悔

来自chaste，使改正，使纯结。后指通过惩罚使悔改，懊悔，比较castigate.

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