ear-ring 的詞源
ear-ring(n.)
也 earring,古英語 earhring,"一種戒指或其他裝飾品,帶或不帶寶石,戴在耳朵上",源自 ear(n.1)+ hring(見 ring(n.))。另一個古英語詞是 earspinl。現在包括耳朵上的任何裝飾品; 最初是 ear-drops(1720)的吊墜式。羅馬化的不列顛人和盎格魯-撒克遜人都戴過它們; 它們的使用在中世紀的歐洲逐漸減少,但在16世紀重新引入英格蘭,但在17世紀之後,它們幾乎只被女性佩戴。
The two groups which had formerly a near monopoly on male earrings were Gypsies and sailors. Both has the usual traditions about eyesight, but it was also said that sailors' earrings would save them from drowning, while others argued that should a sailor be drowned and washed up on some foreign shore, his gold earrings would pay for a proper Christian burial. ["Dictionary of English Folklore"]
過去男性耳環的兩個主要羣體是吉普賽人和水手。他們都有關於視力的傳統,但也有人說水手的耳環可以救他們免於溺水,而其他人則認爲如果一個水手溺水並漂到某個外國海岸,他的金耳環可以支付一個合適的基督教葬禮。["英國民俗詞典"]
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