divestment的词源

英文词源

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

pestment：转让股份，撤消投资

di-, 不，非，使相反，来自dis-变体。-vest, 投资，来自invest. 即撤消投资。

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