death-watch 的詞源
death-watch(n.)
"守夜在垂死者旁邊",1865年,來自 death + watch (n.) "守夜"。 death-watch beetle (1660s) 棲息在房屋中,發出像懷錶一樣的滴答聲,被迷信地認爲是預示死亡的徵兆。
FEW ears have escaped the noise of the death-watch, that is, the little clicking sound heard often in many rooms, somewhat resembling that of a watch; and this is conceived to be of an evil omen or prediction of some person's death: wherein notwithstanding there is nothing of rational presage or just cause of terror unto melancholy and meticulous heads. For this noise is made by a little sheathwinged grey insect, found often in wainscot benches and wood-work in the summer. [Browne, "Vulgar Errors"]
幾乎沒有人的耳朵能夠逃脫死亡守夜的聲音,也就是在許多房間經常聽到的那種類似於手錶的咔嗒聲; 這被認爲是某個人死亡的不祥之兆:儘管在這裏,對於憂鬱和過分細心的人來說,沒有任何理性的預兆或恐懼的正當理由。因爲這種聲音是由一種小的灰色翅膀昆蟲發出的,夏天經常在鑲板長凳和木製品中發現。[布朗,《俗誤》]
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