insulate的词源

英文词源

insulate (v.)

1530s, "make into an island," from Latin insulatus, from insula (see insular). Sense of "cause a person or thing to be detached from surroundings" is from 1785. Electrical/chemical sense of "block from electricity or heat" is from 1742. Related: Insulated; insulating.

中文词源

insulate：使隔热，绝缘

来自拉丁语insula,岛，词源同isle,-ate,使。即使成孤岛的，引申词义隔热，绝缘。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：insulate 词源，insulate 含义。

insulate：使绝缘，使绝热；隔离，孤立 

词根词缀： -insul-岛 + -ate动词词尾