- appropriation (n.)
[appropriation 词源字典]
- late 14c., "taking (something) as private property," from Late Latin appropriationem (nominative appropriatio) "a making one's own," noun of action from past participle stem of appropriare (see appropriate). Meaning "setting aside for some purpose" (especially of money) first attested 1789 in U.S. Constitution.[appropriation etymology, appropriation origin, 英语词源]