setter的词源

英文词源

setter (n.)

"one who sets (something)," c. 1400, agent noun from set (v.). As a type of hunting-dog (originally a type of spaniel), 1570s, so called because the dog is "set" on game.

中文词源

setter：蹲伏猎狗

比喻用法，来自 set,放置，设置，-er,表物。用于指蹲伏的猎狗。

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