splinter的词源

英文词源

splinter (n.)

early 14c., from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter "a splinter," related to splinte (see splint). The adjective (in splinter party, etc.) is first recorded 1935, from the noun.

splinter (v.)

1580s (transitive), from splinter (n.). Figurative sense from c. 1600. Intransitive use from 1620s. Middle English had splinder (v.) "to shatter" (of a spear, etc.), mid-15c. Related: Splintered; splintering.

中文词源

splinter：碎片，裂片

来自中古荷兰语 splinter,碎片，裂片，词源同 splint,铁片，夹板，-er,名词后缀。后用于指碎 片，碎木板，碎木条等。

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