discussion的词源

英文词源

discussion (n.): mid-14c., "examination, investigation, judicial trial," from Old French discussion "discussion, examination, investigation, legal trial," from Late Latin discussionem (nominative discussio) "examination, discussion," in classical Latin, "a shaking," from discussus, past participle of discutere "strike asunder, break up," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + quatere "to shake" (see quash). Meaning "a talking over, debating" in English first recorded mid-15c. Sense evolution in Latin appears to have been from "smash apart" to "scatter, disperse," then in post-classical times (via the mental process involved) to "investigate, examine," then to "debate."

一场讨论有时会导致激烈的争论，甚至会产生不同的派系，这大概是discussion一词作“讨论”解的由来，因为它是从拉丁语的discussus派生出来的，原义是“四分五裂”。

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