- collapse (v.)[collapse 词源字典]
- 1732, from Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi "fall together," from com- "together" (see com-) + labi "to fall, slip" (see lapse (n.)). The adjective collapsed is attested from c. 1600, from Latin collapsus, and perhaps this suggested a verb. Related: Collapsing.[collapse etymology, collapse origin, 英语词源]
- collapse (n.)
- 1801, from collapse (v.).