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Discharge Late Meaning Early 14c French Unload Charge

单词 discharge
音标 [dis'tʃɑ:dʒ]
解释 v.流出;释放;解雇;履行义务
红宝书 【英】 v.流出 (emit),释放(release from sth. that confines);解雇(to dismiss from employment);履行义务(to carry out duty)
【考】 反义词:hire(雇佣)
【例】 be discharged from hospital(出院). discharge cargo(卸货).
字源 discharge (v.)
early 14c., "to exempt, exonerate, release," from Old French deschargier (12c., Modern French décharger) "to unload, discharge," from Late Latin discarricare, from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + carricare "load" (see charge (v.)).
Meaning "to unload, to free from" is late 14c. Of weapons, from 1550s. The electrical sense is first attested 1748. Meaning "to fulfill, to perform one's duties" is from c.1400. Related: Discharged; discharging.
discharge (n.)
late 14c., "relief from misfortune," see discharge (v.). Meaning "release from work or duty" is from early 15c.
不择手段背单词 v. 流出 = emit; 释放 = release; 解雇 = dismiss; 履行义务
【反】hire(v 雇佣)
趣味全助记 【记】dis + charge 装满,充电→卸下,放出,解雇,放电,

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