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impound (v.)
[impound 词源字典]
early 15c., "to shut up in a pen or pound," from assimilated form of
in-
"into, in" (see
in-
(2)) +
pound
(n.). Originally of cattle seized by law. Related:
Impounded
;
impounding
.
[impound etymology, impound origin, 英语词源]