trousseau的词源

英文词源

trousseau (n.)

"a bride's clothing, etc., brought from her former home," 1817, from French trousseau, originally "a bundle," diminutive of Old French trousse "bundle" (see truss (n.)). Italicized as foreign at first, nativized by 1833. The Old French word was borrowed into Middle English early 13c. as "a bundle of keys," but it fell from use.

中文词源

trousseau：嫁妆

来自古法语 trousseau,一捆，-eau,小词后缀，来自拉丁语 torquere,转，扭成一捆，词源同 turn,torque.该词字面意思即一小捆，引申词义嫁妆。

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