shunt的词源

英文词源

shunt (v.)

early 13c., "to shy, start," perhaps from shunen "to shun" (see shun), and altered by influence of shot or shut. Meaning "to turn aside" is from late 14c.; that of "move out of the way" is from 1706. Adopted by railways from 1842. Related: Shunted; shunting.

shunt (n.)

1838, in railway use, from shunt (v.). By technicians in the sense of "electrical conductor" from 1863. Medical use dates from 1923.

中文词源

shunt：转轨，分流，调往

可能来自 shot 或 shut 的鼻音形式，最终来自 PIE*skeud,投，扔，射，推，词源同 shoot,shot,shut.

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