英语词汇peruse的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	peruse
词源	peruse v. late 15c., "to go through searchingly or in detail, run over with careful scrutiny," from Middle English per- "completely" (see per) + use (v.). Meaning "read carefully and critically" is by 1530s, but this could be a separate formation. Meaning "read casually" is from 19c. Related: Perused; perusing. "The formation looks unusual, but it is well supported by similar formations now obsolete, e.g. peract, perplant, perstand, etc." [Century Dictionary]. Entries linking to peruse per prep. "through, by means of," 1580s (earlier in various Latin and French phrases, in the latter often par), from Latin per "through, during, by means of, on account of, as in," from PIE root per- (1) "forward," hence "through, in front of, before, first, chief, toward, near, around, against." use v. c. 1200, "employ for a purpose," from Old French user "employ, make use of, practice, frequent," from Vulgar Latin usare "use," frequentative form of past participle stem of Latin uti "make use of, profit by, take advantage of, enjoy, apply, consume," in Old Latin oeti "use, employ, exercise, perform," of uncertain origin. Related: Used; using. Replaced Old English brucan (see brook (v.)). From late 14c. as "take advantage of." per (prep.)use (v.)*per- (1)perusal (n.) updated on April 15, 2020
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