traction的词源

英文词源

traction (n.)

early 15c., "a drawing or pulling" (originally the pulling of a dislocated limb to reposition it), from Medieval Latin tractionem (nominative tractio) "a drawing" (mid-13c.), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Sense of "rolling friction of a vehicle" first appears 1825. In modern medical care, "a sustained pull to a part of the body to hold fractured bones in position," 1885.

中文词源

traction：牵引，牵引力

来自拉丁语 trahere,拖，拉，使移动，词源同 drag,tract.-ct,过去分词格，-ion,表名词。引申词 义牵引，牵引力。

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