ear-ring 的意思
耳环; 耳饰
ear-ring 的词源
ear-ring(n.)
也叫 earring,古英语是 earhring,意思是“佩戴在耳朵上的戒指或其他装饰品,可以有也可以没有宝石”,由 ear (n.1) 和 hring(参见 ring (n.))组合而成。古英语中还有一个词是 earspinl。现在泛指任何耳部装饰;最初的吊坠式耳饰被称为 ear-drops(1720年)。罗马化的不列颠人和盎格鲁-撒克逊人都佩戴耳饰;在中世纪欧洲的使用逐渐减少,但在16世纪的英格兰又重新流行开来。不过到了17世纪,几乎只有女性佩戴耳饰。
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"]
过去,男性耳饰几乎只被吉普赛人和水手所拥有。这两个群体都有关于视力的传统信仰,但也有人说水手的耳环能救他们于水深火热之中,还有人认为,如果水手不幸淹死并漂到异国他乡,他的金耳环可以支付他得到基督教葬礼的费用。《英语民俗词典》
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