这是discreet单词的来源.但是我看不懂这个解释,discreetmid-14c.,fromO.Fr.discret"discreet,sensible,intelligent,wise,"fromL.discretus"separated,distinct,"inM.L."discerning,careful,"pp.ofdiscernere"distinguish"(seediscern).Sp

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这是discreet单词的来源.但是我看不懂这个解释,
discreet
mid-14c.,from O.Fr.discret "discreet,sensible,intelligent,wise," from L.discretus "separated,distinct," in M.L."discerning,careful," pp.of discernere "distinguish" (see discern).Spellings discrete and nativized discreet co-existed until after c.1600,when discreet became the common word for "careful,prudent," and discrete was maintained in philosophy,medicine,music and other disciplines that remembered Latin and made effort to obey it.Related:Discreetly.

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14世纪中期,源自古法语 discret
“小心的,明智的,聪明的,英明的”
源自拉丁语 discretus “分离的,明显的”
在中世纪拉丁语中,“有辨识能力的,仔细的”,“discernere的过去式”,区别“参见discern”
discrete和discreet的两种拼法到17世纪之前一直都可以,随后discreet更普遍的变成“仔细的,谨慎的”的意思,而discrete则在哲学,医药学,音乐及其他学科里仍然保持其拉丁语的意思.
相关词：discreetly
mid-14c =middle 14 century
O.Fr.= Old French
L.= Latin
M.L.= Middle Latin
pp = past partciple
c.1600 = century 1600