trade wind的词源

英文词源

trade wind

"A wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the north-east in the northern hemisphere or the south-east in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. Two belts of trade winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to the low-pressure zone at the equator", Mid 17th century: from the phrase blow trade 'blow steadily in the same direction'. Because of the importance of these winds to navigation, 18th-century etymologists were led erroneously to connect the word trade with ‘commerce’.

中文词源

trade wind：信风，贸易风

trade,轨迹，路径，wind,风。该词保留 trade 的古义，用于指赤道附近固定方向吹来的风，翻 译成贸易风属于望文生义，但另一方面词义有所混淆，因在中世纪时商人确实利用该风进行 海上贸易。

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