- inflict
[inflict 词源字典]
- inflict: see profligate
[inflict etymology, inflict origin, 英语词源] - inflict (v.)
- 1560s, from Latin inflictus, past participle of infligere "to strike or dash against," from in- "on, against" (see in- (2)) + fligere (past participle flictus) "to dash, strike" (see afflict). You inflict trouble on someone; you afflict someone with trouble. Shame on you.