retract的词源

英文词源

retract (v.)

early 15c., "to draw (something) back," from Old French retracter (14c.) and directly from Latin retractus, past participle of retrahere "to draw back" (see retraction). Sense of "to revoke, recant, take back" is attested from 1540s, probably a back-formation from retraction. Related: Retracted; retracting.

中文词源

retract：缩进；收回

词根词缀： re-回 + -tract-拉 → 往回拉

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：retract 词源，retract 含义。

retract：撤消，撤回，缩回

re-,向后，往回，-tract,拉，词源同 draw,tractor.