sapling的词源

英文词源

sapling (n.)

early 14c., from sap (n.1) + diminutive suffix -ling. This probably is the source of American English slang sap (n.3) "club, short staff" (1899) and the verb sap (v.2) "to hit (someone) with a sap" (1926).

中文词源

sapling：幼树

sap,汁液，-ling,小词后缀。引申词义树苗，幼树。

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