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defrock

英 [diː'frɒk] 美[,di'frɑk]
  • vt. 解除僧职;剥去法衣

词态变化


第三人称单数: defrocks;过去式: defrocked;过去分词: defrocked;现在分词: defrocking;

中文词源


defrock 除去圣职

de-, 夺去,损毁。frock, 礼服,圣职。

英文词源


defrock (v.)
1580s, from French défroquer (15c.), from de- (see de-) + froque "frock" (see frock). Related: Defrocked. A Modern English verb frock "supply with a frock" is attested only from 1828 and probably is a back-formation from this.