delete的词源

英文词源

delete (v.)

late 15c., "destroy, eradicate," from Latin deletus, past participle of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi, originally perfective tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging" (as of the wax on a writing table), from de- "from, away" (see de-) + linere "to smear, wipe" (see lime (n.1)). In English, specifically of written matter, from c. 1600. Related: Deleted; deleting.

中文词源

delete：删除

de-, 向下，离开。-let, 涂抹，抹掉，词源同liniment, obliterate. -t, 过去分词后缀。

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