spunk的词源

英文词源

spunk (n.)

1530s, "a spark," Scottish, from Gaelic spong "tinder, pith, sponge," from Latin spongia (see sponge (n.)). The sense of "courage, pluck, mettle" is first attested 1773. A similar sense evolution took place in cognate Irish sponnc "sponge, tinder, spark; courage, spunk." Vulgar slang sense of "seminal fluid" is recorded from c. 1888.

中文词源

spunk：勇气，胆量

词源不确定，可能鼻音化自 spark,火花，火星。引申比喻义勇气，胆量。

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