英文词源
- ravel (v.)
- 1580s, "to untangle, disentangle, unwind" (originally with out), also "to entangle, become tangled or confused," from Dutch ravelen "to tangle, fray," rafelen "to unweave," from rafel "frayed thread." The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled.
- ravel (n.)
- 1630s, "a tangle;" 1832, "a broken thread," from ravel (v.).
中文词源
ravel：拆开，解开，卷入，混杂
来自荷兰语 ravelen,解开，缠绕，来自 rafel,碎毛线，碎线。词义的矛盾性可能是来自碎毛线 一松开就缠绕在一起。常见于复合词 unravel,解开。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：ravel 词源，ravel 含义。
