aspen的词源

英文词源

aspen (n.)

late 14c., from adjective or genitive form of Old English æspe "aspen tree, white poplar," from Proto-Germanic *aspo- (cognates: Old Norse ösp, Middle Dutch espe, Old High German aspa, German Espe), from PIE *apsa "aspen" (cognates: Lithuanian opuse). The current form in English probably arose from phrases such as aspen leaf, aspen bark (see -en (2)). Its leaves have been figurative of tremulousness and quaking since at least early 15c. (an Old English name for it was cwicbeam, literally "quick-tree").

中文词源

aspen：白杨

发音释义：['æsp(ə)n] n. 白杨；地名adj. 白杨的；类似白杨的；颤抖的

背景知识：白杨又被称作“颤抖的树”，因为它的叶子总是在风中微微颤抖。

实用知识：Aspen（阿斯彭）：美国科罗拉多州地名，度假胜地，以冬季滑雪和夏季户外音乐会著称。该地有丰富的白杨林，故得名Aspen（白杨）。

趣味记忆：aspen→美国阿斯彭→白杨

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：aspen 词源，aspen 含义。

aspen：山杨

来自PIE *apsa, 山杨。