dilatory的词源

英文词源

dilatory

dilatory: see defer

dilatory (adj.)

late 15c., from Late Latin dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as past participle of differe "delay" (see defer).

中文词源

dilatory：拖延的

di-, 分开，散开，来自dis-变体。-lat, 拿，携带，词源同relate, translate.即四散的，没方向的，引申词义拖延。

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