tarpaulin的词源

英文词源

tarpaulin (n.)

c. 1600, evidently a hybrid from tar (n.1) + palling, from pall "heavy cloth covering" (see pall (n.)); probably so called because the canvas sometimes is coated in tar to make it waterproof. Originally tarpawlin, tarpawling, etc., the spelling settled down early 18c.

中文词源

tarpaulin：柏油帆布，油布

改写自 tar,柏油，pall,帆布，-ing,集合名词后缀。 tarragon 龙蒿

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