defrock

英 [diː'frɒk] 美 [,di'frɑk]
  • vt. 解除僧职；剥去法衣
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中文词源

defrock 除去圣职

de-, 夺去，损毁。frock, 礼服，圣职。

英文词源

defrock (v.)
1580s, from French défroquer (15c.), from de- (see de-) + froque "frock" (see frock). Related: Defrocked. A Modern English verb frock "supply with a frock" is attested only from 1828 and probably is a back-formation from this.