plummet的词源

英文词源

plummet

plummet: see plumb

plummet (n.)

late 14c., "ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line," from Old French plomet "graphite, lead; plummet, sounding lead," diminutive of plom "sounding lead" (see plumb (n.)).

plummet (v.)

1620s, "to fathom, take soundings," from plummet (n.). Meaning "to fall rapidly" first recorded 1933, perhaps originally among aviators. Related: Plummeted; plummeting.

中文词源

plummet：暴跌，速降

来自古法语plomet,铅，铅球，来自plomb,铅，铅球，词源同plumb.-et,小词后缀。比喻用法。

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