英语词汇defecate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	defecate
词源	defecate [LME] This originally meant ‘clear of dregs, purify’ from Latin defaecare, formed from de- (expressing removal) and faex, faec- ‘dregs’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.
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