scarab的词源

英文词源

scarab (n.)

"black dung beetle," held sacred by the ancient Egyptians, 1570s, from Middle French scarabeé, from Latin scarabaeus, name of a type of beetle, from Greek karabos "beetle, crayfish," a foreign word, according to Klein probably Macedonian (the suffix -bos is non-Greek). Related: Scarabaean. In ancient use, also a gem cut in a shape like a scarab beetle and with an inscription on the underside.

中文词源

scarab：圣甲虫

来自法语scarabee,来自拉丁语scarabaeus,来自希腊语karabos,甲虫。因甲虫在古埃及被奉为圣物，因此又称圣甲虫。参照电影《木乃伊》。

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scarab：圣甲虫

来自法语 scarabee,来自拉丁语 scarabaeus,来自希腊语 karabos,甲虫。因甲虫在古埃及被奉为 圣物，因此又称圣甲虫。参照电影《木乃伊》。