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leach (v.)
[leach 词源字典]
Old English
leccan
"to moisten, water, wet, irrigate," (see
leak
(v.)). The word disappears, then re-emerges late 18c. in a technological sense in reference to percolating liquids. Related:
Leached
;
leaching
.
[leach etymology, leach origin, 英语词源]