- forceps (n.)
[forceps 词源字典]
- 1560s, from Latin forceps "pair of tongs, pincers," apparently literally "something with which to grasp hot things," a compound of formus "hot" (see warm (adj.)) + root of capere "to hold, take" (see capable). Originally a smith's implement. The classical plural is forcipes. Related: Forcipal.[forceps etymology, forceps origin, 英语词源]