英语词汇challenged的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	challenged
词源	challenged adj. 1570s, "having been called to a contest," past-participle adjective from challenge (v.). As a euphemism for "disabled," 1985. Entries linking to challenged challenge v. c. 1200, "to rebuke," from Old French chalongier "complain, protest; haggle, quibble," from Vulgar Latin *calumniare "to accuse falsely," from Latin calumniari "to accuse falsely, misrepresent, slander," from calumnia "trickery" (see calumny). From late 13c. as "to object to, take exception to;" c. 1300 as "to accuse," especially "to accuse falsely," also "to call to account;" late 14c. as "to call to fight." Also used in Middle English with a sense of "claim, take to oneself." Related: Challenged; challenging. updated on October 30, 2017
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challenged adj.