captation

英 [kæp'teɪʃən] 美 [kæp'teʃən]
  • n. 以狡猾手段谋取利益,沽名钓誉;集水装置;收集

英文词源


captation (n.)
1520s, from Middle French captation, from Latin captationem (nominative captatio) "a reaching after, a catching at," noun of action from past participle stem of captare (see catch (v.)).

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