Corinthian的词源

英文词源

Corinthian

1650s as an architectural order, from Corinth, the ancient Greek city-state. In classical times Corinth was notorious for its luxury and licentiousness among the Greek states (and for not scorning trade and profit); hence Corinthian, noun and adjective, in various slang or colloquial sense in English, especially "a swell, a man about town" (early to mid-19c. but especially in the 1820s).

中文词源

Corinthian：科林斯式的

来自Corinth, 科林斯，古希腊地名。

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