crouch的词源

英文词源

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crouch: see crook
crouch (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., probably from Old French crochir "become bent, crooked," from croche "hook" (see crochet). Related: Crouched; crouching. As a noun, from 1590s.

中文词源

crouch:蹲

来自PIE*sker, 转,弯,词源同crumple, curve. 即弯下腰的,蹲下的。

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crouch:蹲下

蹲下就是弯曲膝盖,其本义是“弯曲,钩”。同源词如:crook(弯曲;钩),可与hook(钩)串记;crochet(钩针织物);crotchet(怪想,奇想),怪想就是思路弯弯绕,不是思维直来直去的人能够轻易想到的;encroach(侵占),-croach本义“钩子”,所以它原指用钩子窃取财物。