英语词汇erosion的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	erosion
词源	erosion. Rodere, the Latin for “to gnaw,” gives us both the ro- dent and the word erosion, which is common to most languages today. Erosion was first used in medieval times to describe acid eating through metals, and in the 19th century was applied to the gnawing action of water upon land.
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