ambrosia的词源

英文词源

ambrosia (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
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

ambrosia(美食):希腊神话中众神的食物

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。

ambrosia:仙肴

前缀a-, 无,非。 -mbr, 同词根mer, 死,见murder。即不死药,长生不老药。

ambrosia:仙肴

a-,无,非,-mbr,死,词源同-mer,死,murder,杀死。即不死药,仙肴。