英文词源
- weather (v.)
- "come through safely," 1650s, from weather (n.). The notion is of a ship riding out a storm. Sense of "wear away by exposure" is from 1757. Related: Weathered; weathering. Old English verb wederian meant "exhibit a change of weather."
- neoprene
- "A synthetic polymer resembling rubber, resistant to oil, heat, and weathering", 1930s: from neo- 'new' + prene (perhaps from propyl + -ene), on the pattern of words such as chloroprene.
