1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.
雙語例句
1. When it returns to shore, the life-jacket will deflate and revert to a harness.
返回岸上后，救生衣就會癟掉，恢復(fù)成背帶狀。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Like any actor he can be self-centred but I think I've worked out how to deflate him.