abolish
英 [?'b?l??]
美 [?'bɑl??]
助記提示
1. ab- "away" + ol- "grow, nourish" + -ish.
2. 字面含義：不讓其繼續生長、滋生，引申為：取消、廢除。
3. 諧音“額剝離兮”，我將不好的東西剝離掉，也就是：取消、廢除不好的東西。
中文詞源
abolish 廢除前綴ab-, 離開，非。詞根ol,生長，滋養，同old, adult.
英文詞源
- abolish (v.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir "to abolish" (15c.), from Latin abolere "destroy, cause to die out, retard the growth of," perhaps from ab- "from" (see ab-) + adolere "to grow," from PIE *ol-eye-, causative of root *al- (3) "to grow, nourish" (see old), and perhaps formed as an antonym to adolere. But the Latin word rather could be from a root in common with Greek ollymi, apollymi "destroy." Tucker writes that there has been a confusion of forms in Latin, based on similar roots, one meaning "to grow," the other "to destroy." Application to persons and concrete objects has long been obsolete. Related: Abolished; abolishing.