clench的词源

英文词源

clench

clench: see cling

clench (v.)

Old English (be)clencan "to hold fast, make cling," causative of clingan (see cling); compare stench/stink. Related: Clenched; clenching.

clench (n.)

"part of a nail that clinchers," 1590s, from clench (v.). Meaning "a grasp, grip" is from 1779.

中文词源

clench：攥紧

来自cling 拼写变体。比较stink,stench.

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