gourmand 的词源

15世纪末，gourmaunt，意为“贪吃者”，源自古法语 gormant，最初是形容词“贪吃的”，其词源尚不明确。一般认为与 gourmet 无关。“喜爱美食者”的含义出现在1758年。

The gourmand is one whose chief pleasure is eating; but a gourmet is a connoisseur of food and wines. In England the difference is this: a gourmand regards quantity more than quality, a gourmet quality more than quantity. [Brewer, "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable," Philadelphia, 1898]

gourmand 是指那些以吃为主要乐趣的人；而 gourmet 则是美食和美酒的鉴赏家。在英国，两者的区别在于：gourmand 更注重数量，而 gourmet 更注重质量。[Brewer, "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable," Philadelphia, 1898]