croup的词源

英文词源

croup

croup: see crop

croup (n.)

"coughing illness," 1765, from obsolete verb croup "to cry hoarsely, croak" (1510s), probably echoic. This was the local name of the disease in southeastern Scotland, given wide currency by Dr. Francis Home (1719-1813) of Edinburgh in his 1765 article on it. Related: Croupy.

中文词源

croup：哮吼，儿童咳嗽，马屁股

1.哮吼，拟声词。

2.马屁股，词源同crop, group. 字面意思即一大团，大块。

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