default的词源
英文词源
- default (n.)
- early 13c., "offense, crime, sin," later (late 13c.) "failure, failure to act," from Old French defaute (12c.) "fault, defect, failure, culpability, lack, privation," from Vulgar Latin *defallita "a deficiency or failure," past participle of *defallere, from Latin de- "away" (see de-) + fallere "to deceive, to cheat; to put wrong, to lead astray, cause to be mistaken; to escape notice of, be concealed from" (see fail (v.)). The financial sense is first recorded 1858; the computing sense is from 1966.
- default (v.)
- late 14c., "be lacking, be missing," also "become weak," from default (n.). Related: Defaulted; defaulting.
中文词源
de-, 向下，强调。fault, 过错，欺骗。1858年用于商务术语，指欺骗，违约。1966年用于计算机名词，无可选项，默认选项。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：default 词源，default 含义。
default：违约，拖欠；(电子设备)预设(参数)，缺省；弃权
词根词缀： de-加强意义 + fault过失
