英文词源
- capitulate
- capitulate: see chapter
- capitulate (v.)
- 1570s, "to draw up in chapters" (i.e., under "heads"), in part a back-formation from capitulation, in part from Medieval Latin capitulatus, past participle of capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions." Often of terms of surrender, hence meaning "to yield on stipulated terms" (1680s). Related: Capitulated; capitulating.
中文词源
capitulate：认输、投降
发音释义：[kə'pɪtjʊleɪt] vi.认输；屈服；让步；（有条件）投降
结构分析：capitulate = capitul（草拟条款）+ate（过去分词形式）→有条件投降
词源解释：capitul←拉丁语capitulare（草拟条款）←拉丁语capitulum（章节、标题，字面意思为“小头”）←拉丁语caput（头）；ate←atus（过去分词形式）
同源词：capitulum（小头、骨端；头状花序）
衍生词：capitulation（投降、投降协定、条约）
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：capitulate 词源，capitulate 含义。
capitulate：屈服
来自capitulation的回构词，原指协议，条款，来自词根cap, 头。-ul, 小词后缀。指小头，一条一条的条款，后指有条件投降，比较chapter。