witch hazel的词源

英文词源

witch hazel (n.)

1540s, probably from Old English wice "Applied generally or vaguely to various trees having pliant branches" [OED], from wican "to bend," related to weak (see vicarious) + hæsel, used for any bush of the pine family (see hazel (n.)). The North American bush, from which a soothing lotion is made, was so called from 1670s. This is the source of the verb witch in dowsing.

中文词源

witch hazel：金缕梅酊剂

witch,来自古英语wice,缠绕，藤蔓植物，词源同vine,vetch,拼写受witch词义影响讹误，hazel,榛子。用于指一种北美灌木，从中可能提炼镇静消炎擦剂原料。

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