recant的词源

英文词源

recant (v.)

1530s, from Latin recantare "recall, revoke," from re- "back" (see re-) + cantare "to chant" (see chant (v.)). A word from the Reformation. Loan-translation of Greek palinoidein "recant," from palin "back" + oeidein "to sing." Related: Recanted; recanting.

中文词源

recant：公开声明放弃，撤消

re-,向后，往回，-cant,唱，吟唱，词源同 chant,cantor.比喻用法。

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