cocooning词源

英文词源

cocoon (v.)

1986, "to stay inside and be inactive," from coccoon (n.).

A lady with an enchanting name, Faith Popcorn, has identified a menacing new American behavior that she gives the sweet name of 'cocooning.' It threatens the nation's pursuit of happiness, sometimes called the economy. [George Will, April 1987]

Related: Cocooned; cocooning.