scald的词源

英文词源

scald

scald: [13] Scald comes ultimately from Latin calidus ‘hot’ (source also of English cauldron and chowder and related to calorie and nonchalant). From it was derived the verb excaldāre ‘wash in hot water’, which passed into English via Anglo-Norman escalder as scald.
=> calorie, cauldron, chowder, nonchalant

scald (v.)

c. 1200, "to be very hot; to afflict painfully with hot liquid or steam," from Old North French escalder "to scald, to scorch" (Old French eschalder "heat, boil up, bubble," Modern French échauder), from Late Latin excaldare "bathe in hot water" (source also of Spanish escaldar, Italian scaldare "heat with hot water"), from Latin ex- "off" (see ex-) + calidus "hot" (see calorie). Related: Scalded; scalding. The noun is c. 1600, from the verb.

中文词源

scald：烫伤

单词calorie（卡路里）是热量单位，缩写为cal，其词根-cal-意思就是“热”；前缀s-同于ex-，指“off”；scald来自拉丁语excaldare（浸在热水中）。它整体音似scar（疤痕），可以助记。同根词如：cauldron（大锅）、calenture（中暑）；扩展：scalding（滚烫的）。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：scald 词源，scald 含义。