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Burgeon French Latin V Grow Bud Uncertain Origin

单词 burgeon
音标 ['bə:dʒ(ə)n]
解释 v.迅速成长,发展
红宝书 【英】 v. 迅速成长,发展(to grow rapidly; proliferate)
【考】 grow : burgeon / beat : palpitate(程度: 发展和快速发展/跳动 和快速跳动)反义词:subside(下 沉); wither(衰弱); subdue(征服)
【记】 burg=bud(花蕾)+eon →成长, burg 本身是单词, 意为'城、镇'→成长 的地方
字源 burgeon (v.)
early 14c., "grow, sprout, blossom," from Anglo-French burjuner, Old French borjoner "to bud, sprout," from borjon "a bud, shoot, pimple" (Modern French bourgeon), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *burrionem (nominative *burrio), from Late Latin burra "flock of wool," itself of uncertain origin. Some sources (Kitchin, Gamillscheg) say either the French word or the Vulgar Latin one is from Germanic. The English verb is perhaps instead a native development from burjoin (n.) "a bud" (c.1300), from Old French. Related: Burgeoned; burgeoning.
不择手段背单词 v. 迅速成长, 发展 = proliferate
【例】burgeoning cities 发展中的城市
【记】1)源自burjon[枝芽]-成长. 参: burg(n 城, 镇)-成长的地方2)读: 波震. 地震波: 快速成长
【类】grow: burgeon = beat: palpitate发展和快速发展 = 跳动和快速跳动
【反】subside(v 下沉); wither(v 衰弱); subdue(v 征服); wane(vi 变小; 衰落); waste away(浪费)
趣味全助记 【记】bud 芽 或bur 刺果 go + on→小芽,刺果向上长,才露尖尖角,正在长大发芽;burg 城镇 + goon 向上,城镇向上发展 burg结尾的是堡,外国城市名如匹兹堡,汉堡等

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