ballerina的词源

英文词源

ballerina (n.)

1792, from Italian ballerina, literally "dancing girl," fem. of ballerino "dancer," from ballo "a dance" (see ball (n.2)). The Italian plural form ballerine formerly sometimes was used in English.

中文词源

ballerina：芭蕾舞女

发音释义：[bælə'riːnə] n. 芭蕾舞女演员，芭蕾舞女

结构分析：ballerina = balle（舞蹈、芭蕾）+rina（女孩）→跳芭蕾舞的女孩→芭蕾舞女

词源解释：balle←意大利语ballo（舞蹈）

同源词：ball（舞会）；ballet（芭蕾）

趣味记忆：ballerina = ballet（芭蕾）+rina（丽娜，女孩名字）→跳芭蕾舞的丽娜→芭蕾舞女

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：ballerina 词源，ballerina 含义。