英语词汇puny的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	puny
词源	puny. The British borrowed this word from the French in the mid-15th century, misspelling their puisne as puny, but retain- ing its meaning of “late born,” that is, junior or subordinate. Over the years, however, puny took on the meaning of less than normal size or strength; weak; unimportant; insignificant; petty.
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