irrigate的词源

英文词源

irrigate (v.)

"supply land with water," 1610s, from Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare "lead water to, refresh, irrigate, flood," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + rigare "to water, to moisten," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with rain. Related: Irrigated; irrigating. In Middle English it was an adjective, "watered, flooded" (mid-15c.).

中文词源

irrigate：灌溉

ir-,进入，使，-rig,雨，词源同rain.即使下雨，引申语义灌溉。拼写比较fain,main.

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