英文词源
- puncture (n.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin punctura "a pricking," from Latin punctus, past participle of pungere "to prick, pierce" (see pungent).
- puncture (v.)
- 1690s, from puncture (n.). Related: Punctured; puncturing.
中文词源
puncture:穿孔,刺穿
词根词缀: -punct-刺,点 + -ure名词词尾
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:puncture 词源,puncture 含义。
puncture:小孔,小洞
来自拉丁语punctum,点,刺点,来自pungere,刺,击,词源同pungent,point.引申词义小孔,小洞。
puncture:刺穿
词根punct-(刺,戳)与单词point(点)来自同一拉丁词源,很明显,前者比后者多了个/k/音,因为point在传入英语之前,受到了古法语的软化,/k/音中途消失。同根词:punctual(准点的)、compunction(后悔);c、g音变出-pung-,如pungent(刺鼻的)。