strafe的词源

英文词源

strafe (v.)

1915, "punish, attack, bomb heavily," picked up by British soldiers from German strafen "to punish" (from Proto-Germanic *stræf-), in slogan Gott strafe England "May God punish England," current in Germany c. 1914-16 at the start of World War I. The word used for many kinds of attack at first; meaning "shoot up ground positions from low-flying aircraft" emerged as the main sense 1942. Related: Strafed; strafing.

中文词源

strafe：低空扫射

来自一战时德军战斗口号“Gott strafe England”，来自德语 Gott,上帝，词源同 God,strafe, 惩罚，处罚。后英国士兵从中选出 strafe 一词，用以指猛烈的炮火攻击，后二战时又赋予词 义飞机低空扫射。

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