berserker的词源

英文词源

berserker (n.)

alternative form of berserk (q.v.), from Old Norse berserkr, accusative of berserk. This is the oldest form of the word in its revival in Modern English (1822), and perhaps Scott, who introduced it, mistook the -r for an agent-noun suffix. Further compicated because it has the form of the Old Norse plural, and English berserker sometimes is plural.

中文词源

berserker：暴汉；狂暴战士

单词的ber-部分与bear（熊）同源，serk部分表裙子（衣服，袍子等），似乎与shirt（衬衫）同源，所以berserker的本意是“a warrior clothed in bearskin”。北欧日耳曼人认为战时穿上熊皮，会使熊的灵魂附体而变得嗜血残暴，现在欧洲很多仪仗兵戴的熊皮帽子就是这一观念的传承。

berserk：[bə'zɜːk; -s-] adj. 狂暴的，狂怒的 adv. 狂暴地，狂怒地

berserker： [bə'sɜːkə] n. 狂暴战士 adj. 狂暴的

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