| 单词 | verbicide |
| 释义 | verbicide in British English (ˈvɜːbɪˌsaɪd) noun an act or instance of destroying a word verbicide in American English (ˈvɜːrbəˌsaid) noun 1. the willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word 2. a person who willfully distorts the meaning of a word Word origin [1855–60; ‹ L verb(um) word + -i- + -cide]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: kickoff, lavabo, output, pickup, superheat-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -cide is a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in theformation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -cide include: homicide, pesticide |
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