contort的词源

英文词源

contort

contort: see torment

contort (v.)

early 15c., from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquere "to whirl, twist together," from com- "together" or intensive (see com-) + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Related: Contorted; contorting.

中文词源

contort：扭曲

con-, 强调。-tort, 转，扭曲，词源同turn,torque.

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

contort：扭曲，歪曲，曲解

词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -tort-扭,拧