deforest的词源

英文词源

deforest (v.)

1880 in modern sense, from de- + forest. Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense "to clear of trees" is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant "reduce from the legal status of a forest" (1590s).

中文词源

deforest：毁林

de-, 夺去，损毁。forest, 森林。即毁林。

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