- cruciate (adj.)
[cruciate 词源字典]
- "cross-shaped," from Modern Latin cruciatus, from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "cross" (see cross (n.)). Obsolete meaning "tormented" is 1530s, from Latin cruciat-, past participle stem of cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," literally "crucify," from crux.[cruciate etymology, cruciate origin, 英语词源]