ambrosia的词源
英文词源
- ambrosia (n.)
- 1550s, "favored food or drink of the gods," from Latin ambrosia, from Greek ambrosia "food of the gods," fem. of ambrosios, probably literally "of the immortals," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + mbrotos, related to mortos "mortal," from PIE *mer- "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). Applied to certain herbs by Pliny and Dioscorides; used of various foods for mortals since 1680s (originally of fruit drinks); used figuratively for "anything delightful" by 1731.
中文词源
在希腊神话中,众神食用的食物叫做ambrosia,神仙们食用后可以永葆美貌并长生不老。该词由a(不)+mbrotos(=mortos,死亡)+名词后缀-ia,字面意思就是“长生不死”。英语单词ambrosia就来源于此。
ambrosia:[æm'brəʊzɪə] n.神的食物,特别美味的食物
ambrosial:[æm'brəʊzjəl] adj.特别美味的,可口的,芬香的
ambrosian:[æm'brəuzjəl,-zjən] adj.特别美味的,可口的,芬香的;神的,敬神的,适用于神的
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:ambrosia 词源,ambrosia 含义。
前缀a-, 无,非。 -mbr, 同词根mer, 死,见murder。即不死药,长生不老药。
a-,无,非,-mbr,死,词源同-mer,死,murder,杀死。即不死药,仙肴。