quicksand的词源

英文词源

quicksand (n.)

c. 1300, from Middle English quyk "living" (see quick (adj.)) + sond "sand" (see sand (n.)). Old English had cwecesund, but this might have meant "lively strait of water."

中文词源

quicksand：流沙，困境

来自quick,活的，sand,沙子。比喻用法，引申词义困境。

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