tarry的词源

英文词源

tarry (v.): early 14c., "to delay, retard" (transitive), of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan, tirgan "to vex, irritate, exasperate, provoke," which yielded a Middle English verb identical in form to this one. Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c. Related: Tarried; tarrying; tarrysome.
tarry (adj.): 1550s, from tar (n.1) + -y (2). Tarry-fingered "dishonest, thieving" is from 1825.

词源不详，可能来自阿拉伯语 tardare,延迟，迟缓，词源同 tardy,retard.

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