slum的词源

英文词源

slum (n.): 1845, from back slum "dirty back alley of a city, street of poor or low people" (1825), originally a slang or cant word meaning "room," especially "back room" (1812), of unknown origin, pastime popularized by East End novels. Related: slums. Slumscape is from 1947.
slum (v.): "visit slums of a city," especially for persion or amusement, often under guise of philanthropy, 1884, from slum (n.). Pastime popularized by East End novels. Earlier it meant to visit slums for disreputable purposes or in search of vice (1860). Related: Slumming.

缩写自 back slum,后街，穷人街，来自俚语 slum,房间，屋子，可能来自拟声词，模仿破屋子嘎吱嘎吱的声音。比较 slam,slammer.

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