英文词源
- insulate (v.)
- 1530s, "make into an island," from Latin insulatus, from insula (see insular). Sense of "cause a person or thing to be detached from surroundings" is from 1785. Electrical/chemical sense of "block from electricity or heat" is from 1742. Related: Insulated; insulating.
中文词源
来自拉丁语insula,岛，词源同isle,-ate,使。即使成孤岛的，引申词义隔热，绝缘。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：insulate 词源，insulate 含义。
词根词缀： -insul-岛 + -ate动词词尾
