| 词汇 | rove |
| 词源 | rove. In Medieval English the archery term roven meant “to shoot randomly.” Arrows shot randomly at distant targets, floating through the air, suggested comparison with a person strolling off to distant places, somewhat lazily, randomly, with no apparent purpose, and gave us our expression to rove. |
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