catchy 的詞源
catchy(adj.)
"having the quality of 'catching' in the mind," 1831年,源自 catch(v.)+ -y(2)。起初被認爲是口語。相關詞彙: Catchiness。
There is, also, by far too much of routine both in the selection of subjects, and in the mode of treating them, notwithstanding the oddity that is sometimes substituted for originality. Should this system be persevered in, there is great danger of every thing becoming forced and unnatural, and all other qualities sacrificed to a catchy, stage-like effect, both as regards subject, composition, and execution. ["The Suffolk Street Exhibit," in Fraser's Magazine, July, 1831]
此外,在選擇主題和處理方式上,常常過於墨守成規,儘管有時會用奇怪的東西代替原創性。如果堅持這種系統,很容易導致一切變得勉強和不自然,所有其他品質都會被犧牲,以追求引人注目的舞臺效果,無論是在主題、構圖還是執行方面。["The Suffolk Street Exhibit," in Fraser's Magazine, July, 1831]
早在1827年的醫學著作中,它就已經被證明是與呼吸有關的,而且被詹姆森(1818年)和其他人認爲是蘇格蘭用語,意爲“學習快,善於利用他人”。
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