deflect的词源

英文词源

deflect (v.)

1550s, from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de- "away" (see de-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Originally transitive, the intransitive sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected; deflecting.

中文词源

deflect：使倾斜

de-, 向下。-flect, 弯曲，词源同flexible, inflect.

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deflect：(使)偏斜，(使)偏离，(使)转向 

词根词缀： de-离开 + -flect-弯曲,曲折