slake的词源

英文词源

slake (v.)

late Old English sleacian, slacian "become slack or remiss; slacken an effort" (intransitive); "delay, retard" (transitive), from slæc "lax" (see slack (adj.)). Transitive sense of "make slack" is from late 12c. Sense of "allay, diminish in force, quench, extinguish" (in reference to thirst, hunger, desire, wrath, etc.) first recorded early 14c. via notion of "make slack or inactive." Related: Slaked; slaking.

中文词源

slake：消除，平息，缓和

来自古英语 slacian,使无力，使懈怠，使缓慢，词源同 slack.引申比喻义消除，平息，缓和等。

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