rebuff的词源

英文词源

rebuff (v.)

1580s, from obsolete French rebuffer "to check, snub," from Italian ribuffare "to check, chide, snide," from ribuffo "a snub," from ri- "back" (from Latin re-, see re-) + buffo "a puff," of imitative origin (compare buffet (v.)). Related: Rebuffed; rebuffing.

rebuff (n.)

1610s, from rebuff (v.), or from Middle French rebuffe or Italian ribuffo.

中文词源

rebuff：生硬拒绝

re-,向后，往回，-buff,喷，拟声词。比喻用法。

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