jagged的词源

英文词源

jagged (adj.)

mid-15c., from verb jaggen (c. 1400) "to pierce, slash, cut; to notch or nick; cut or tear unevenly," Scottish and northern English, of unknown origin. Originally of garments with regular "toothed" edges; meaning "with the edge irregularly cut" is from 1570s. Related: Jaggedly; jaggedness.

中文词源

jagged：凹凸不平的，锯齿状的

来自jag,锯齿状缺口，破布。引申词义凹凸不平的，锯齿状的。

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