degrade的词源
英文词源
- degrade (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French degrader (12c.) "degrade, deprive (of office, rank, etc.)," from des- "down" (see dis-) + Latin gradus "step" (see grade (n.)). Related: Degraded; degrading.
中文词源
de-, 向下。grade, 层级。即降级。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:degrade 词源,degrade 含义。
degrade:降低...的身份,堕落;使降解,使退化
词根词缀: de-去掉,取消 + -grad-步,级 + -e