overtake的词源

英文词源

overtake (v.)

"to come up to, to catch in pursuit," early 13c., from over- + take (v.). According to OED, originally "the running down and catching of a fugitive or beast of chase"; it finds the sense of over- in this word "not so clear." Related: Overtaken; overtaking. Old English had oferniman "to take away, carry off, seize, ravish."

中文词源

overtake：追上，赶过，超过；袭击，压倒 

词根词缀： over-在…上 + take占据

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overtake：超过

over-,在上，超过，take,拿，取。