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abrasive (n.)
[abrasive 词源字典]
"an abrasive substance," 1853, from
abrasive
(adj.).
[abrasive etymology, abrasive origin, 英语词源]
abrasive (adj.)
1805, from Latin
abras-
, past participle stem of
abradere
"to scrape away, shave off" (see
abrasion
) +
-ive
. Figurative sense of "tending to provoke anger" is first recorded 1925. Related:
Abrasively
;
abrasiveness
.