overwhelm的词源

英文词源

overwhelm (v.)

early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed; overwhelming; overwhelmingly.

中文词源

overwhelm：淹没，使应接不暇

over-,在上，超过，whelm,淹没。即使淹没，引申词义使应接不暇。

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