desist的词源

英文词源

desist

desist: see statue

desist (v.)

mid-15c., from Middle French désister (mid-14c.), from Latin desistere "to stand aside, leave off, cease," from de- "off" (see de-) + sistere "stop, come to a stand" (see assist). Related: Desisted; desisting.

中文词源

desist：停止

de-, 向下，离开。-sist, 站立，词源同stand, assist. 即站下来，不再坚持，停止。

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