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supplement
[supplement 词源字典]
supplement:
see
supply
[supplement etymology, supplement origin, 英语词源]
supplement (n.)
late 14c., from Latin
supplementum
"that which fills up, that with which anything is made full or whole, something added to supply a deficiency," from
supplere
"to fill up" (see
supply
(v.)).
supplement (v.)
1829, from
supplement
(n.). Compare Spanish
suplementar
. Related:
Supplemented
;
supplementing
.