withers的词源

英文词源

withers (n.)

1570s, probably from a dialectal survival of Old English wiðer "against, contrary, opposite" (see with) + plural suffix. Usually said to be so called because the withers are the parts of the animal that oppose the load. Compare German Widerrist "withers," from wider "against" + Rist "wrist."

中文词源

withers：肩胛骨

wither,相对，with的原拼写形式，-s,复数后缀。因肩胛骨为承载的货物处而得名。

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withers：肩胛骨

wither,相对，with 的原拼写形式，-s,复数后缀。因肩胛骨为承载货物处而得名。