handcuff的词源

英文词源

handcuff (n.)

1640s as a decorative addition to a sleeve; 1690s as a type of restraining device, from hand (n.) + cuff (n.). Old English had hondcops "a pair of hand cuffs," but the modern word is a re-invention. The verb is first attested 1720. Related: Handcuffed; handcuffing.

中文词源

handcuff：用手铐铐住

hand,手，cuff,袖口，手铐。

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