英文词源
- winnow
- winnow: [OE] Etymologically, to winnow grain is to separate it from the chaff by means of the ‘wind’. The verb was coined in the Old English period from wind. The same notion underlay Latin ventilāre ‘winnow’ (source of English ventilate), which was derived from ventus ‘wind’ (a relative of English wind).
=> wind - winnow (v.)
- late 14c., from Old English windwian "to fan, winnow," from wind "air in motion, paring down," see wind (n.1). Cognate with Old Norse vinza, Old High German winton "to fan, winnow," Gothic diswinþjan "to throw (grain) apart."
中文词源
词源同wind,风，风吹，引申词义风选，用风吹掉谷壳。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：winnow 词源，winnow 含义。
词源同 wind,风，风吹，引申词义风选，用风吹掉谷壳。
