surplice的词源
英文词源
- surplice (n.)
- "loose white robe," c. 1200, from Old French surpeliz (12c.), from Medieval Latin superpellicium (vestmentum) "a surplice," literally "an over fur (garment)," from Latin super "over" (see super-) + Medieval Latin pellicium "fur garment, tunic of skins," from Latin pellis "skin" (see film (n.)). So called because it was donned over fur garments worn by clergymen for warmth in unheated medieval churches.
中文词源
来自古法语 surpeliz,罩衣,罩袍,来自拉丁语 superpellicium,罩衣,来自 super,在上,在外, pellicium,毛皮衣服,来自 pellis,毛皮,词源同 film,peel.即在毛皮衣服外面罩的袍子。
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