sprain的词源

英文词源

sprain

sprain: see express

sprain (n.)

c. 1600, of uncertain origin. The verb is attested from 1620s. A connection has been suggested to Middle French espraindre "to press out," from Latin exprimere [Klein, Century Dictionary], but the sense evolution is difficult. Related: Sprained; spraining.

中文词源

sprain：扭伤

词源不确定，可能来自 PIE*sper,弯，转，词源同 spiral,旋转的。引申比喻义扭伤。

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