engorge的词源

英文词源

engorge (v.)

1510s, "fill to excess," from French engorger "to obstruct, block, congest," Old French engorgier "to swallow, devour," from en- (see en- (1)) + gorge "throat" (see gorge (n.)). Probably originally in reference to hawks. Related: Engorged; engorging.

中文词源

engorge：使充血

en-, 进入，使。gorge, 吞没，吞食。引申义充血。

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