Venus的词源

英文词源

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late Old English, from Latin Venus (plural veneres), in ancient Roman mythology, the goddess of beauty and love, especially sensual love, from venus "love, sexual desire; loveliness, beauty, charm; a beloved object," from PIE root *wen- (1) "to strive after, wish, desire" (cognates: Sanskrit veti "follows after," vanas- "desire," vanati "desires, loves, wins;" Avestan vanaiti "he wishes, is victorious," vayeiti "hunts;" Lithuanian veju "to hunt, pursue;" Old Church Slavonic voji "warrior;" Old English waþ "hunting," wynn "joy," wunian "to dwell," wenian "to accustom, train, wean," wyscan "to wish;" Old Norse veiðr "chase, hunting, fishing"). Applied by the Romans to Greek Aphrodite, Egyptian Hathor, etc.

Applied in English to any beautiful, attractive woman by 1570s. As the name of the most brilliant planet from late 13c., from this sense in Latin (Old English called it morgensteorra and æfensteorra). The venus fly-trap (Dionæa muscipula) was discovered 1760 by Gov. Arthur Dobbs in North Carolina and description sent to Collinson in England. The Central Atlantic Coast Algonquian name for the plant, /titipiwitshik/, yielded regional American English tippity wichity.

中文词源

Venus:维纳斯,金星

来自拉丁语Venus,古罗马爱与美丽女神,来自PIE*wen,努力,渴望,词源同win,wish,引申词义追求爱,追求美丽等。

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Venus:金星;维纳斯

来源于拉丁语venus(爱,魅力)。

同源词:venereal, venerable, venerate

Venus:魅力无穷的爱与美神维纳斯/阿芙洛狄忒(Aphrodite)

阿芙洛狄忒(Aphrodite)是希腊神话中的爱与美之女神,奥林巴斯十二主神之一,又被音译为“阿弗洛狄忒、阿芙洛狄特”,是爱情和女性美的象征。在罗马神话中对应的女神为“维纳斯”(Venus)。她是众神仰慕的对象,据说天神宙斯也追求过她,被她拒绝后强行把她嫁给了丑陋的火神。阿芙洛狄忒与高大威猛的战神私通,生下了小爱神厄洛斯和其他子女。她还跟美男子阿多尼斯相爱。希腊和罗马神话中流传着大量她的风流韵事。

阿芙洛狄忒的名字Aphrodite的意思是“水泡中产生的”,其中词根aphro表示“水泡”。因为传说当乌拉诺斯被儿子克洛诺斯阉割后,其精血洒落在大海上,产生了很多泡沫,阿芙洛狄忒就从泡沫中诞生。由于阿芙洛狄忒代表着情欲和性爱,从她的名字Aphrodite产生了不少跟性爱相关的词汇,如aphrodisia(性欲)、aphrodisiac(春药)。表示“四月”的单词April也是以她的名字命名的,因为四月是结婚的好季节。

阿芙洛狄忒在罗马神话中被称为“维纳斯”(Venus)。金星就是用她的名字命名的。从她的拉丁名字中还产生了一些跟性爱有关的单词,如venereal diseases(性病)。

Aphrodite:[,æfrə'daɪti] n.阿芙洛狄忒

aphrodisia:[,æfrəu'diziə] n.性欲,(医学)性欲炽盛

aphrodisiac:[,æfrə'dɪzɪæk] n.春药adj.激发性欲的

April:['eɪprəl] n.四月

Venus:['viːnəs] n.金星,维纳斯

venereal:[vəˈnɪəriəl] adj.性欲的,性交的,由性交传染的

venereal diseases:性病,缩写为VD