victory的词源
英文词源
- victory
- victory: [14] Latin vincere meant ‘defeat’ (it has given English convince, evince, invincible, and vanquish). Its past participle was victus, from which English gets convict, evict, victor [14] (etymologically a ‘defeater, conqueror’), and victory.
=> convict, convince, evict, evince, invincible, vanquish - victory (n.)
- c. 1300, "military supremacy, victory in battle or a physical contest," from Anglo-French and Old French victorie (12c.) and directly from Latin victoria "victory," from past participle stem of vincere (see victor). V.E. ("victory in Europe") and V.J. ("victory in Japan") days in World War II were first used Sept. 2, 1944, by James F. Byrne, U.S. director of War Mobilization ["Washington Post," Sept. 10, 1944].
中文词源
victory(胜利):罗马神话中的胜利女神维多利亚
维多利亚(Victoria)是罗马神话中的胜利女神,对应于希腊神话中的尼克 (Nike),是胜利的化身。她是泰坦神帕拉斯和冥河女神斯堤克斯的女儿。她的形象是长着一对翅膀,身材健美,像从天徜徉而下,衣袂飘然。她所到之处胜利 也紧跟到来。她还是宙斯和雅典娜的从神。在泰坦战争中倒戈向奥林帕斯并助其获胜。她不仅象征战争的胜利,而且代表希腊人日常生活中的许多领域尤其是竞技体 育领域中的成功。因此她被认为是带来好运的神祇,经常作为艺术作品所表现的对象。
著名体育品牌耐克(NIKE)就来自胜利女神的希腊名字。而英语单词victory(胜利)就来自她的罗马名字。
Victoria:[vɪk'tɔːrɪə] n.维多利亚
victory: ['vɪkt(ə)rɪ] n.胜利
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版:victory 词源,victory 含义。
来自victor,胜利。
词根词缀: -vict- 征服 + -ory 名词后缀