will-o的词源

英文词源

will-o'-the-wisp (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1660s, earlier Will with the wisp (c. 1600), from the masc. proper name Will + wisp "bundle of hay or straw used as a torch." Compare Jack o'lantern.

中文词源

will-o:’-the-wisp 磷火,鬼火,镜花水月之物

Will,人名,William昵称,wisp,火把,比喻用法。代指过去人们无法理解的鬼火,磷火,后比喻虚无之物,镜花水月之物。

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