- withhold (v.)
[withhold 词源字典]
- c. 1200, from with- "back, away" (see with) + holden "to hold" (see hold (v.)); probably a loan-translation of Latin retinere "to withhold." Related: Withheld; withholding. Past participle form withholden was still used 19c.[withhold etymology, withhold origin, 英语词源]