pillage 的詞源
pillage(n.)
14世紀晚期,“掠奪行爲”(尤其是在戰爭中),來自古法語 pilage(14世紀)“掠奪”,源自 pillier “掠奪,搶劫,虐待”,可能來自通俗拉丁語 *piliare “掠奪”,可能來自拉丁語 pilare “剝去頭髮”,也可能意味着“剝皮”(比較動詞 pluck, fleece 的比喻擴展),源自 pilus “頭髮”(參見 pile(n.3))。
Pillage and spoil especially suggest the great loss to the owner, completely stripping or despoiling them of their property ; plunder suggests the quantity and value of that which is taken : as, loaded with plunder; booty is primarily the spoils of war, but also of a raid or combined action, as of pirates, brigands, or burglars .... [Century Dictionary]
Pillage 和 spoil 尤其暗示了所有者的巨大損失,完全剝奪或掠奪他們的財產; plunder 則暗示了所取之物的數量和價值:如,裝滿 plunder; booty 最初是指戰爭的戰利品,但也可以是突襲或聯合行動的戰利品,如海盜、強盜或盜賊....[世紀詞典]
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