Catherine wheel的词源

英文词源

Catherine wheel

"A firework in the form of a flat coil which spins when fixed to something solid and lit", Late 16th century (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel): named after St Catherine (see Catherine, St), with reference to her martyrdom.

中文词源

Catherine wheel：凯瑟琳车轮式焰火

来自4世纪基督教殉道者圣徒St.Catherine，因其在大转轮上“轮裂”而死，以其名命名含有纪念其精神和基督教取得胜利的意味。

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