bomb的词源

英文词源

bomb: bomb: [17] Bomb is ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and can probably be traced back to Greek bómbos, a word for a booming or buzzing sound. This passed into Latin as bombus, the probable source of Italian bomba, which acquired more explosive connotations. English got the word via French bombe. The derivative bombard preceded bomb into English, in the 15th century.
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bomb (n.): 1580s, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus "a deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound," from Greek bombos "deep and hollow sound," echoic. Originally of mortar shells, etc.; modern sense of "explosive device placed by hand or dropped from airplane" is 1909. Meaning "old car" is from 1953. Meaning "success" is from 1954 (late 1990s slang the bomb "the best" is probably a fresh formation); opposite sense of "a failure" is from 1963. The bomb "atomic bomb" is from 1945.
bomb (v.): 1680s, from bomb (n.). Meaning "to fail" attested from 1963. Related: Bombed; bombing. Slang bombed "drunk" is attested by 1956.

拟声词，模仿炸弹爆炸的声音。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：bomb 词源，bomb 含义。

bomb属于拟声词,可以追溯至希腊语bombos,用来表示低沉有回响或嗡嗡的声音;进入拉丁语为bombus,意大利语为bomba,此时已经有“爆炸”的隐含意义。英语经由法语bombe形成这个词汇。