英语词汇backing的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	backing
词源	backing n. 1590s, "support at the back;" 1640s, "retreat;" verbal noun from back (v.). The physical sense of "anything placed at or attached to the back of something else" is from 1793. The meaning "musical accompaniment" is recorded from 1937. Entries linking to backing back v. mid-15c., "to keep something back, hinder," from back (adv.). The meaning "cause to move back" is from 1781. The intransitive sense of "move or go back" is from late 15c. The meaning "furnish with a back or backing" is from 1728, from back (n.). The meaning "to support" (as by a bet) is attested from 1540s. Related: Backed; backing. updated on October 02, 2022
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