seminary的词源

英文词源

seminary (n.)

mid-15c., "plot where plants are raised from seeds," from Latin seminarium "plant nursery, seed plot," figuratively, "breeding ground," from seminarius "of seed," from semen (genitive seminis) "seed" (see semen). Meaning "school for training priests" first recorded 1580s; commonly used for any school (especially academies for young ladies) from 1580s to 1930s.

中文词源

seminary：神学院

来自拉丁语 seminarium,育种室，来自 semen,种子，-arium,表地方。后引申词义神学院，即 培养牧师的摇篮。

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