英文词源
- molest (v.)
- late 14c., "to cause trouble, grief, or vexation," from Old French molester "to torment, trouble, bother" (12c.) and directly from Latin molestare "to disturb, trouble, annoy," from molestus "troublesome, annoying, unmanageable," perhaps related to moles "mass" (see mole (n.3)) on notion of either "burden" or "barrier." Meaning "sexually assault" first attested 1950. Related: Molested; molesting.
中文词源
来自拉丁语molestus,麻烦的，难以控制的，来自moles,大块，词源同mole,demolish.引申词义麻烦，烦恼，苦恼，后特别用于指性骚扰。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：molest 词源，molest 含义。
