kraken 的詞源
kraken(n.)
“海怪”據說於1755年時常出現在挪威海岸,源自挪威方言 krake(-n 是後綴表示定冠詞),顯然是 krake “杆,樁,柱”的特殊用法,也可以指“彎曲的樹木,矮小的動物或人。”
The popular notion of the kraken dates back at least to the time of Pontoppidan (1698-1764), who wrote a description of it. One of the giant squids, as a cephalopod of the genus Architeuthis, might furnish a reasonable basis for the myth. [Century Dictionary]
“海怪”的普遍概念至少可以追溯到 Pontoppidan(1698-1764)時代,他曾對其進行描述。巨型烏賊,即屬於 Architeuthis 屬的頭足類動物,可能爲這個神話提供了合理的基礎。[Century Dictionary]
kraken 的趨勢
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