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barrier
[barrier 词源字典]
barrier:
see
bar
[barrier etymology, barrier origin, 英语词源]
barrier (n.)
early 14c.,
barere
, from Anglo-French
barrere
, Old French
barriere
"obstacle, gatekeeper," from
barre
"bar" (see
bar
(n.1)). First record of
barrier reef
is from 1805.