bowery 的意思
农场;种植园;纽约的一个商业区
bowery 的词源
bowery(n.)
“农场,种植园”,这个词源自荷兰语 bowerij,意为“家园农场”,与 bower 同源。在美国,这个荷兰词可能除了纽约外很少使用,而在纽约,它很快就被限制用于一条道路的名称——The Bowery(1787年起如此称呼),这条路从城市的建成区延伸到曼哈顿中部的种植园。随着城市的发展,这条路很快被城市所吞没,到1840年,它已成为一个因肮脏、喧闹和低俗而臭名昭著的商业区。Bowery boy 作为一种美国喜剧角色在19世纪50年代和1900年左右达到了巅峰。
Bowery Boy, the typical New York tough of a generation or two ago, named from the street which he chiefly affected .... He rather prided himself on his uncouthness, his ignorance, and his desperado readiness to fight, but he also loved to have attention called to his courage, his gallantry to women, his patriotic enthusiasm, and his innate tenderness of heart. A fire and a thrilling melodrama called out all his energies and emotions. [Walsh, 1892]
Bowery Boy,一两代人前典型的纽约硬汉,得名于他主要活动的街道……他有些自豪于自己的粗野、无知,以及随时准备打斗的莽撞,但他也喜欢别人称赞他的勇气、对女性的侠义、爱国热情和与生俱来的温柔。火灾和激动人心的情节总能激发他的全部精力和情感。[Walsh, 1892]
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