fumigate的词源
英文词源
- fumigate (v.)
- 1520s, "scent with perfumes," back-formation from fumigation. The older verb was simply fume (c. 1400). Meaning "apply smoke or fumes to," especially for cleansing purposes, is from 1781. Related: Fumigated; fumigating; fumigatory.
中文词源
fume, 烟。-ig, 做，驱使，词源同agent. 即烟熏，常用做消毒。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：fumigate 词源，fumigate 含义。
