medicaster的词源
英文词源
- medicaster (n.)
- "quack," c. 1600, from Latin *medicaster (source also of Italian medicastro, French médicastre, 16c.), from medicus (see medical (adj.)). The feminine form is medicastra. Compare also -aster.
中文词源
来自拉丁语medicus,医生,大夫,词源同medicine,-aster,贬义后缀。即差劲的医生,比喻用法。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:medicaster 词源,medicaster 含义。
词根词缀: -med-医药 + -ic名词词尾 + -aster名词词尾