trek的词源

英文词源

trek

trek: see track

trek

1849 (n.) "a stage of a journey by ox wagon;" 1850 (v.), "to travel or migrate by ox wagon," from Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken "to march, journey," originally "to draw, pull," from Middle Dutch trecken (cognate with Middle Low German trecken, Old High German trechan "to draw"). Especially in reference to the Groot Trek (1835 and after) of more than 10,000 Boers, who, discontented with the English colonial authorities, left Cape Colony and went north and north-east. In general use as a noun by 1941. Related: Trekked; trekking.

中文词源

trek：艰苦跋涉

这是个来自非洲的单词。住在南非的德国裔、荷兰裔boer ['bəuə, bɔ:] n.布尔人，adj.布尔的，因种种原因，举家带口，乘坐牛车ox-wagon，往东和东北方向跋涉，寻找新的定居地，史称“the Great Trek”。看到track和trace的影子了吗？ 它们是同源词。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：trek 词源，trek 含义。

trek：长途跋涉，远足

来 自 南 非 荷 兰 语 trek, 牛 车 ， 乘 牛 车 旅 行 或 迁 移 ， 来 自 荷 兰 语 trekken, 行 进 ， 来 自 Proto-Germanic*trakjana,拉，使移动，来自 PIE*dhragh,推，拉，词源同 drag,trigger.后引申词 义长途跋涉，远足等。