rove的词源

英文词源

rove (v.)

"to wander with no fixed destination," 1530s (earliest sense was "to shoot arrows at a mark selected at pleasure or at random," late 15c.); possibly a Midlands dialectal variant of northern English and Scottish rave "to wander, stray," from Middle English raven, probably from Old Norse rafa "to wander, rove" (compare rave (v.)). Influenced by rover, if not a back-formation from it. Related: Roved; roving.

中文词源

rove：漫游，漂泊

可能来自 rave 方言变体，来自 rave,偏离，发狂，发疯。引申词义漫游，漂泊。

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