derelict的词源

英文词源

derelict (adj.)

1640s, from Latin derelictus "solitary, deserted," past participle of dereliquere "to abandon, forsake, desert," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. As a noun, from 1660s.

中文词源

derelict：荒废的

de-, 向下，离开，-re, 向后，-lict, 留下，遗留，词源同delinquent, leave. 即留在后面的，荒废的。

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