superman的词源
英文词源
- superman
- superman: [20] The term superman was introduced into English in 1903 by George Bernard Shaw in his play Man and Superman. It was a direct translation of German übermensch, coined by the philosopher Friedrich Nietsche to designate a superior, highly evolved human being that transcended good and evil.
- superman (n.)
- 1903, coined by George Bernard Shaw to translate German Übermensch, "highly evolved human being that transcends good and evil," from "Thus Spake Zarathustra" (1883-91), by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). First used in German by Hermann Rab (1520s), and also used by Herder and Goethe. Translated as overman (1895) and beyond-man (1896) before Shaw got it right in his play title "Man and Superman" (1903). Application to comic strip hero is from 1938.
So was created ... Superman! champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need! ["Action Comics," June 1, 1938]
中文词源
superman 一词是1903年由英国剧作家萧伯纳（George Bernard Shaw,1856-1950）通过他的剧作 Man and Superman （《人与超人》）引进英语的。它直接译自创立“超人哲学”的德国哲学家尼采（Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche,1844-1900）杜撰的 übermensch。尼采哲学中的 übermensch 是指通过选拔和淘汰进化而成的理想之人或完人。他在《扎拉图斯如是说》（Thus Spake Zarathustra,1883）中特别加以引用。若按字面直译，本应作“overman”或“beyondman”，但萧伯纳不喜欢 üermensch 一词的读音，所以 über 这一部分就改用拉丁前缀super- 来译。1938年美国一本连坏画以superman 为名，主角是一位名叫 Clark Kent 的superman 。嗣后，superman 又成为电视系列片乃至电影的片名和主角。这个词就是这样地得到了普及。随之而来，英语出现了许多冠以前缀super- 的新名词，如 superwoman （女超人），superstar （超级明星）等。
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：superman 词源，superman 含义。
词根词缀： super-上,超过 + man男人
super-,超级，man,人。
