shyster的词源
英文词源
- shyster
- shyster: [19] Shyster ‘unscrupulous lawyer’ originated in the USA in the 1840s. It is generally supposed to come from the name of one Scheuster, a New York lawyer of that era who was constantly being rebuked by judges for his sharp practices. An alternative explanation, however, is that it represents an alteration of German scheisser, literally ‘shitter’.
- shyster (n.)
- "unscrupulous lawyer," 1843, U.S. slang, probably altered from German Scheisser "incompetent worthless person," from Scheisse "shit" (n.), from Old High German skizzan "to defecate" (see shit (v.)).
中文词源
纽约曾有一份专注于监狱和法庭新闻的周刊，其主要撰稿人叫Mike。Mike的文章攻击过很多无资质且不自律的假冒律师。有次一个叫Cornelius的冒牌律师找到Mike，要求Mike再写文章时，将其它诉棍们称为shyster以与自己区分。词源角度，shyster实际与shit（屎）有关。
后缀-ster本来是与阳性执事者后缀-er如worker等相对的阴性形式，但对女性的歧视使得-ster后缀现在的性别侧重消失，反而强调了贬义。如：
gangster： ['gæŋstə] n.歹徒。
gamester： ['ɡeɪmstə] n.赌徒。
punster： ['pʌnstə] n.爱说俏皮话的人。
但在spinster ['spɪnstə] n.老姑娘等单词中能见到其古意。
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：shyster 词源，shyster 含义。
俚语，可能来自 shit,屎，-ster,人，含贬义。
