asp的词源

英文词源

asp

asp: see aspic

asp (n.)

poisonous snake, 1520s, earlier aspis (mid-14c.), from Old French aspe "asp" (13c.) or directly from Latin aspidem (nominative aspis), from Greek aspis "an asp, Egyptian viper," literally "shield;" the serpent so called probably in reference to its neck hood.

中文词源

asp：蝰蛇

来自词根asp, 盾，该蛇蛇昂如盾，同aspidistra.

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