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cube (v.)
[cube 词源字典]
1580s in the mathematical sense; 1947 with meaning "cut in cubes," from
cube
(n.). The Greek verbal derivatives from the noun all referred to dice-throwing and gambling. Related:
Cubed
;
cubing
.
[cube etymology, cube origin, 英语词源]