debate的词源

英文词源

debate (v.): late 14c., "to quarrel, dispute," also "discuss, deliberate upon the pros and cons of," from Old French debatre (13c., Modern French débattre), originally "to fight," from de- "down, completely" (see de-) + batre "to beat" (see battery). Related: Debated; debating.
debate (n.): early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat; see debate (v.). Sense of "a formal dispute, a debating contest" is perhaps from early 15c.

de-, 加强。-bat, 击打，词源同beat, batter. 引申义交锋，争辩。

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词根词缀： de-加强意义 + -bat-战 + -e → 唇枪舌战