medley的词源

英文词源

medley

medley: see mix

medley (n.)

c. 1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French medlee, variant of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of perse parts" is from 1620s.

中文词源

medley：混成曲

来自古法语medlee,混乱，混战，来自拉丁语misculare,混合，搅拌，词源同mix,meddle.后引申词义混成曲。

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