deflate的词源

英文词源

deflate (v.)

1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.

中文词源

deflate：使泄气

de-, 不，非，使相反。-flat, 膨胀，鼓气，词源同blow, inflate.

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

deflate：(使)漏气，(使)…瘪下去；紧缩(通货)，降低(价格)；挫败(某人的)锐气，使…泄气    

词根词缀： de-去掉,离开 + -flat-吹 + -e