aurora borealis的词源

英文词源

aurora borealis (n.)

1620s, "Northern Lights," literally "northern dawn," said to have been coined by French philosopher Petrus Gassendus (1592-1655) after a spectacular display seen in France Sept. 2, 1621; see aurora + boreal. In northern Scotland and among sailors, sometimes called the dancers or the merry dancers.

中文词源

aurora borealis：北极光

aurora, 光环。borealis, 来自希腊神话Boreas，北方之神。

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