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distort (v.)
[distort 词源字典]
1580s, from Latin
distortus
, past participle of
distorquere
"to twist different ways, distort," from
dis-
"completely" +
torquere
"to twist" (see
torque
(n.)). Related:
Distorted
;
distorting
.
[distort etymology, distort origin, 英语词源]