shorten

中文来自 ECDICT

vt.: 弄短，缩短，减少
vi.: 缩小，变短

构词拆分

short词根/词干

-en后缀

(no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. · (archaic) Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
继承自 ←中古英语 shortnen
继承自 ←中古英语 schorten “to make short, shorten”
继承自 ←古英语 sċortian “to become short”
继承自 ←原始日耳曼语 *skurtōną “to shorten”

词源说明

From Middle English shortnen, schortenen, equivalent to short +‎ -en (verbal suffix). In some senses, a continuation (in altered form) of Middle English schorten (“to make short, shorten”), from Old English sċortian (“to become short”), from Proto-Germanic *skurtōną (“to shorten”).

释义（英文）

动词 Verb

(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
(intransitive) To become shorter.
(transitive) To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
(transitive) To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
(transitive) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to

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