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单词 submergement
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submergementn.

Brit. /səbˈməːdʒm(ə)nt/, U.S. /səbˈmərdʒm(ə)nt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: submerge v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < submerge v. + -ment suffix. Compare French submergement (1636, rare). Compare earlier submerging n. and submersion n.
= submersion n.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > sinking down > sinking or submerging in liquid
submersion?a1425
sinking1440
demersion1692
submerging1704
submergement1808
1808 T. Ashe Trav. Amer. 1806 I. xi. 219 Its submergement must have been at a much more remote period than that of the plain.
1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 524 When free from the social submergement and weight of disgrace which disabled them in England.
1911 Metrop. May 170/1 Perhaps she was only temporarily in hard luck, perhaps in danger of utter submergement.
1944 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 13 May 6/6 From five to eight minutes is as long as the adults stay under water. There is a record of fifteen minutes submergement for a young one.
1998 J. Mitchell & J. Morse From Victims to Survivors iii. 76 Feelings of shame, rage, revulsion, and loathing; fear of submergement and of being out of control.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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