divest的词源

英文词源

pest

pest: see vest

pest (v.)

1560s, devest (modern spelling is c. 1600), from Middle French devester "strip of possessions," from Old French desvestir, from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe" (see vest (v.)).

The figurative sense of "strip of possessions" is earliest in English; reflexive sense of "to strip oneself of" is from c. 1600. Economic sense (implied in pestment) is from 1955. Related: Divested; pesting.

中文词源

pest：使脱去衣服，撤消

di-, 不，非，使相反，来自dis-变体。vest, 衣服，袍子。即使脱去衣服。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：pest 词源，pest 含义。

pest：剥除；脱去，剥夺，摆脱

词根词缀： di-分离 + -vest-衣服