comet 的詞源
comet(n.)
"一類繞太陽運行的天體,其軌道呈橢圓形",公元1200年左右,源自古法語 comete(12世紀,現代法語 comète),源自拉丁語 cometa,源自希臘語 (aster) komētēs,字面意思爲“長髮(星)”,源自 komē “頭髮”(比較 koman “讓頭髮長長”),其起源不詳。因彗星的尾巴類似於飄動的頭髮而得名。
只有在靠近太陽時才能看到,古代人認爲它們是災難、瘟疫和王國覆滅的徵兆。哈雷在1682年證實了許多彗星是週期性的。1833年的 Comet-wine 是在任何有顯著彗星出現的年份釀造的,被認爲具有更好的口感(最初的參考是1811年的大彗星)。相關詞彙: Cometary; cometic; cometical。
Their sudden appearance in the heavens, and the imposing and astonishing aspect which they present, have, even in recent times, inspired alarm and terror. One however—the splendid comet of 1811—escaped somewhat of the general odium; for as it was supposed to be an agent concerned in the remarkably beautiful autumn of that year, and was also associated with the abundant and superior yield of the continental vineyards, the wine of that season was called the comet wine. [The Leisure Hour, April 15, 1852]
它們在天空中突然出現,呈現出令人驚歎的壯觀景象,即使在最近的時代,也會引起恐慌和恐懼。然而,1811年輝煌的彗星在某種程度上逃脫了普遍的不滿; 因爲人們認爲它是與那一年顯著美麗的秋天有關的一種因素,並且還與歐洲葡萄園的豐收和優質產量有關,因此那個季節的葡萄酒被稱爲 comet wine。[《閒暇時光》,1852年4月15日]
Beware of wine named after noted vintages long passed, which is generally a clap-trap, the genuine wines being all before secured for years in private stocks. If "comet wine," or any other noted vintage, be offered, decline it, and nine times out of ten you escape an imposition. [Cyrus Redding, "Every Man His Own Butler," London, 1852]
要小心那些以過去著名年份命名的葡萄酒,這通常是一種欺騙,真正的葡萄酒都被私人儲藏多年。如果提供“彗星酒”或其他著名年份的葡萄酒,請拒絕,十有八九你會避免上當。[賽勒斯·雷丁,《每個人都是自己的管家》,倫敦,1852年]
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