depredation的词源

英文词源

depredation

depredation: see prey

depredation (n.)

late 15c., from Middle French déprédation, from Late Latin depraedationem (nominative depraedatio) "a plundering," from past participle stem of Latin depraedari "to pillage," from de- "thoroughly" (see de-) + praedari "to plunder," literally "to make prey of," from praeda "prey" (see prey (n.)).

中文词源

depredation：掠夺

de-, 向下，强调。-pred, 抓，拿，词源同apprehend, predate. 引申词义拿走，掠夺。

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