picket的词源

英文词源

picket (n.)

1680s, "pointed stake (for defense against cavalry, etc.)," from French piquet "pointed stake," from piquer "to pierce" (see pike (n.2)). Sense of "troops posted to watch for enemy" first recorded 1761; that of "striking workers stationed to prevent others from entering a factory" is from 1867. Picket line is 1856 in the military sense, 1945 of labor strikes.

picket (v.)

1745, "to enclose with pickets," from picket (n.). The sense in labor strikes, protests, etc., is attested from 1867. Related: Picketed; picketing.

中文词源

picket：（罢工期间纠查妥协分子的）纠察队，纠察员

来自法语piquet,尖木桩，来自piquer,刺，刺穿，词源同pike,pique.原指对抗骑兵的竖在地上的尖刺或木桩，引申词义看守敌人的巡逻队，后引申现词义。

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