tendril的词源

英文词源

tendril (n.)

"leafless plant-organ attaching to another for support," 1530s, from Middle French tendrillon "bud, shoot, cartilage," perhaps a diminutive of tendron "cartilage," from Old French tendre "soft" (see tender (adj.)), or else from Latin tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tender (v.)).

中文词源

tendril：植物卷须

来自中古法语 tendrillon,小枝，新芽，软骨，-ille,小词后缀，来自拉丁语 tendere,延伸，伸长， 词源同 tend,tender.后用于指植物卷须。

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