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delegate
[delegate 词源字典]
delegate:
see
legal
[delegate etymology, delegate origin, 英语词源]
delegate (n.)
late 15c., from Old French
delegat
or directly from Latin
delegatus
, past participle of
delegare
"to send as a representative," from
de-
"from, away" (see
de-
) +
legare
"send with a commission" (see
legate
).
delegate (v.)
1520s (early 15c. as a past participle adjective), from
delegate
(n.). Related:
Delegated
;
delegating
.