bagatelle的词源

英文词源

bagatelle (n.)

1630s, "a trifle," from French bagatelle "knick-knack, bauble, trinket" (16c.), from Italian bagatella "a trifle," diminutive of Latin baca "berry." As "a piece of light music," it is attested from 1827.

中文词源

bagatelle：小型台球

来自拉丁词bacca, 莓子，同Bacchus, 酒神。-elle, 小词后缀。即小莓子，表示微不足道，琐事等诸多词义。小型台球只是其主要词义之一。

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