satyr的词源

英文词源

satyr (n.)

woodland deity, companion of Bacchus, late 14c., from Latin satyrus, from Greek satyros, of unknown origin. In pre-Roman Greek art, a man-like being with the tail and ears of a horse; the modern conception of a being part man, part goat is from Roman sculptors, who seem to have assimilated them to the fauns of native mythology. In some English bibles used curiously to translate Hebrew se'irim, a type of hairy monster superstitiously believed to inhabit deserts.

中文词源

satyr（色情狂）：希腊神话中好色的羊人萨提

萨提（Satyr，又译为“萨堤尔、萨梯、萨缇”）是希腊神话中一种半人半羊的怪物，与潘神有点类似，长有羊角羊耳和羊的后脚，经常与潘神及酒神一块相伴出游嬉戏。萨提嗜酒、好色，代表了羊群强大的繁殖能力，以高超的性技巧和不知满足的性欲而著称，在早期希腊的图像中往往把它们画出全裸或仅遮下体的人形。因此，在英语中，萨提的名称成了色情狂的代名词。

萨堤尔在酒神的身旁扮演了重要的角色，所以古希腊人在酒神节上也表演歌舞来纪念萨堤尔，称为羊人剧或萨堤尔剧。

satyr： ['sætə] n.色情狂，好色之徒，萨提

satyric：[se'tɪrɪk] adj.好酒色的

satyriasis：[,sætɪ'raɪəsɪs] n.男性色情狂，求雌癖

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