- vex
[vex 词源字典]
- vex: see vehicle
[vex etymology, vex origin, 英语词源] - vex (v.)
- early 15c., from Old French vexer "vex, harass" (14c.), from Latin vexare "to shake, jolt, toss violently;" figuratively "attack, harass, trouble, annoy," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Related: Vexed; vexing.