tweak的词源

英文词源

tweak

tweak: see twig

tweak (v.)

"pinch, pluck, twist," usually to the nose, c. 1600, probably from Middle English twikken "to draw, tug, pluck" (mid-15c.), from Old English twiccian "to pluck," of obscure origin; perhaps related to twitch. Meaning "to make fine adjustments" is attested from 1966. Related: Tweaked; tweaking.

tweak (n.)

c. 1600, "a twitch, a pluck," from tweak (v.). As "a fine adjustment" by 1989.

中文词源

tweak：扭，拧，扯，微调

来自古英语 twiccian,拔，拉，来自 Proto-Germanic*twikkijana,钉，掐，系牢，系紧，词源同 twitch.引申诸相关词义。

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