leash的词源

英文词源

leash (v.)

"to attach to or with a leash," 1590s, from leash (n.). Related: Leashed; leashing.

leash (n.)

"thong for holding a dog or hound," c. 1300, from Old French laisse "hound's leash," from laissier "loosen," from Latin laxare, from laxus "loose" (see lax). Figurative sense attested from early 15c. The meaning "a set of three" is from early 14c., originally in sporting language.

中文词源

leash：牵狗用的皮带，绳索

来自古法语laisse,松开，皮带，词源同lease,lax.即把狗松开，给予狗部分自由，用来指牵狗的皮带，后词义通用化。

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