英文词源
- abridge
- abridge: see brief
- abridge (v.)
- c. 1300, abreggen, "to make shorter, to condense," from Old French abregier "abridge, diminish, shorten," from Late Latin abbreviare "make short" (see abbreviate). The sound development from Latin -vi- to French -dg- is paralleled in assuage (from assuavidare) and deluge (from diluvium). Related: Abridged; abridging.
中文词源
发音释义：[ə'brɪdʒ] vt. 删节；缩短；节略
结构分析：abridge = a（=ad，去）+bridg（短）+e（后缀）→使变短→删节。
词源解释：bridg←拉丁语brevis（短）
同源词：brief（摘要、简报）、abbreviate（缩写）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：abridge 词源，abridge 含义。
abbreviate的变体。-d为插入字母，俗化为bridge.
