robber 的詞源
robber(n.)
“Robber”在12世紀晚期的意思是:“一位通過暴力非法搶劫、偷盜、掠奪或剝奪的罪犯。” 這源自於盎格魯-法國語 robbere,古法語 robeor,是由 rober 的動作名詞組成的,此動詞的意思是“搶劫、盜竊、掠奪、洗劫、強姦”(參見 rob)。
“貪婪腐敗的金融家”意義中的 Robber baron 來自1870年代,將“鍍金時代”(Gilded Age)的資本家與中世紀歐洲軍閥相比較形成的,但這個短語歷史意義上的用法可以追溯到1831年。
It is the attempt of the more shrewd to take advantage of the less shrewd. It is the attempt of the strong to oppress the weak. It is the old robber baron in his castle descending, after men have planted their crops, and stealing them. [Henry Ward Beecher, sermon, "Truthfulness," 1871]
這就是更狡猾的人試圖利用不夠狡猾的人。這就是強者欺壓弱者的嘗試。這就是舊時的搶劫男爵進入他的城堡,在人們種好莊稼之後,將所有收穫偷走。[亨利·沃德·比徹(Henry Ward Beecher)的佈道:“真誠”,1871年]
Regulation by combination means that the railroad managers are feudal lords and that you are their serfs. It means that every car load of grain or other produce of your fields and shops that passes over the New York Central shall pay heavy toll for right of transit to Vanderbilt, the robber baron of our modern feudalism, who dominates that way. [W.C. Flagg, testimony to Congress, 1874]
組合監管意味着鐵路經理人是封建領主,你們是他們的農奴。這意味着你們田地和商店裏的每一車穀物或其它產品,在穿越紐約中央鐵路時,都將向範德比爾特(Vanderbilt)交納鉅額過路費,這位現代封建制度中的強盜男爵壟斷了此路線。[W.C.弗拉格(W.C. Flagg)在向國會的證言中,1874年]
相關條目
robber 的趨勢
根據books.google.com/ngrams/調整。Ngrams可能不可靠。
分享「robber」
翻譯由AI生成。查看原文,請訪問: Etymology, origin and meaning of robber