embroil的词源

英文词源

embroil (v.)

c. 1600, "throw into disorder," from French embrouillier "entangle, confuse, embroil" (cognate of Italian imbrogliare), from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brouiller "confuse," from Old French brooillier (see broil (v.2)). Sense of "involve in a quarrel" is first attested c. 1610. Related: Embroiled; embroiling. Embrangle "mix confusedly" is from 1660s.

中文词源

embroil：使卷入纠纷

em-, 进入，使。-broil, 蒸，煮，词源同brew. 原指各种原料炖成一锅。

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