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Divorce I Wanted Leave One's 14c French 2998.Divorce

正面 2998.divorce
英 [dɪ'vɔːs]美 [dɪ'vɔrs]

背面
释义:
vt. 使离婚,使分离;与…离婚n. 离婚;分离vi. 离婚
例句:
1. I wanted a divorce. I wanted to get away.我想离婚,以求解脱。

1、divert => divert- => divort- => *divors- => divorc- "separate, leave one's husband" + -e => divorce.
divorce 离婚词源同divert, 转开。引申词义离婚。
divorcedivorce: see diversedivorce (n.)late 14c., from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate, leave one's husband, turn aside" (see divert). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid-19c.divorce (v.)late 14c., from Old French divorcer, from divorce (see divorce (n.)). Related: Divorced; divorcing."

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