outcast的词源

英文词源

outcast (n.)

mid-14c., "a person cast out or rejected," originally past participle of Middle English outcasten, from out + casten "to cast" (see cast (v.)). The adjective is attested from late 14c. In an Indian context, outcaste "one who has been expelled from his caste" is from 1876; see caste.

中文词源

outcast：流浪者；受排斥的人

词根词缀： out-外 + cast投

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outcast：被抛弃者

out-,向外，cast,投掷，扔。引申词义被抛弃的人。