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- objurgate[objurgate 词源字典]
- objurgate: see just
[objurgate etymology, objurgate origin, 英语词源] - objurgate (v.)
- 1610s, from Latin obiurgatus, past participle of obiurgare "to chide, rebuke," from ob- (see ob-) + iurgare "to quarrel, scold," from phrase iure agere "to deal in a lawsuit," from ablative of ius "right; law; suit" (see just (adj.)) + agere "to do, act, set in motion" (see act (n.)). Related: Objurgatory.