| 词汇 | abortive |
| 词源 | abortive [ME] The early use of abortive, from Latin aboriri ‘to miscarry’ from ab ‘from, away’ and oriri ‘be born, rise’, was for a stillborn child or animal. Abortion is mid 16th century. |
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