hone的词源

英文词源

hone (n.)

"whetstone," Old English han "stone, rock, (boundary) stone," in Middle English "whetstone" (early 14c.), from Proto-Germanic *haino (source also of Old Norse hein "hone").

hone (v.)

1788, from hone (n.). Related: Honed; honing.

中文词源

hone：磨刀，磨炼

来自中古英语hon,磨刀石，来自PIE*ke,使锋利，词源同cone,coin,cuneiform.引申词义磨刀，磨炼。

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