fife的词源

英文词源

fife (n.)

1550s, from German Pfeife "fife, pipe," ultimately from Old High German pfifa; the English word is perhaps via Middle French fifre (15c.) from the same Old High German word. Imitative. German musicians provided music for most European courts in those days. As a verb from 1590s. Agent noun fifer is recorded earlier (1530s). Fife and drum is from 1670s.

中文词源

fife：小横笛

来自德语Pfeife, 管，横笛。拟声词，模仿吹笛的声音。

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