miscarry的词源

英文词源

miscarry (v.)

c. 1300, "go astray;" mid-14c., "come to harm, perish;" of persons, "to die," of objects, "to be lost or destroyed," from mis- (1) "wrongly" + caryen "to carry" (see carry (v.)). Meaning "deliver unviable fetus" first recorded 1520s; that of "fail, come to naught" (of plans or designs) is from c. 1600. Related: Miscarried; miscarrying.

中文词源

miscarry：流产，失败

mis-,坏的，错的，不好的，carry,携带，带来。比喻用法。

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