shelve的词源

英文词源

shelve (v.1)

1590s, "to overhang," also "to provide with shelves," probably a back-formation from shelves, plural of shelf (n.1). Meaning "put on a shelf" first recorded 1650s; metaphoric sense of "lay aside, dismiss" is from 1812. Related: Shelved; shelving.

shelve (v.2)

"to slope gradually," 1610s, from Middle English shelven "to slope," from shelfe "grassy slope," a word related to shelf (n.1). Related: Shelved; shelving.

中文词源

shelve：搁置，中止，停止

来自 shelf 的动词形式，比较 proof,prove.引申比喻义搁置，中止，停止。

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