- dismantle (v.)
[dismantle 词源字典]
- 1570s, from Middle French desmanteler "to tear down the walls of a fortress," literally "strip of a cloak," from des- "off, away" (see dis-) + manteler "to cloak" (see mantle). Related: Dismantled; dismantling.[dismantle etymology, dismantle origin, 英语词源]