这是discreet单词的来源.但是我看不懂这个解释,
这是discreet单词的来源.但是我看不懂这个解释,
discreet
mid-14c.,from O.Fr.discret "discreet,sensible,intelligent,wise," from L.discretus "separated,distinct," in M.L."discerning,careful," pp.of discernere "distinguish" (see discern).Spellings discrete and nativized discreet co-existed until after c.1600,when discreet became the common word for "careful,prudent," and discrete was maintained in philosophy,medicine,music and other disciplines that remembered Latin and made effort to obey it.Related:Discreetly.