muscular 的词源

1680年代，指“与肌肉相关的”，源自拉丁语 musculus（参见 muscle (n.)）+ -ar。早期同义词为 musculous（15世纪初，来自拉丁语 musculosus）。“强壮的，肌肉发达的”这一含义始于1736年。Muscular Christianity（1857年）最初是指英国圣公会牧师兼小说家查尔斯·金斯利（1819-1875年）的哲学观点，但他本人并不认同这个称呼。Muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）则记录于1877年。

You have used that, to me, painful, if not offensive, term, 'Muscular Christianity.' My dear Sir, I know of no Christianity save one, which is the likeness of Christ, and the same for all men, viz., to be transformed into Christ's likeness, and to consecrate to His service, as far as may be, all the powers of body, soul, and spirit, regenerate and purified in His Spirit. All I wish to do is, to say to the strong and healthy man, even though he be not very learned, or wise, or even delicate-minded--in the aesthetic sense: 'You, too, can serve God with the powers which He has given you. He will call you to account for them, just as much as he will call the parson, or the devout lady.' [letter, Oct. 19, 1858, to a clergyman who in a review had called him a "muscular Christian"]

您使用了那个对我来说既痛苦又可能冒犯的词，“肌肉基督教”。亲爱的先生，我只知道一种基督教，那就是基督的样式，这对所有人都是一样的，即被改变成基督的样式，并尽可能地将身心灵的所有力量奉献给祂的服务，这些力量都在祂的灵中重生和净化。我所希望的，就是对那些强壮健康的人说，即使他们不太博学，不太聪明，甚至在审美上不够细腻：‘你们也可以用上帝赋予你们的力量来侍奉祂。祂会像问牧师或虔诚的女士一样，向你们追问这些力量的使用。’ [信件，1858年10月19日，写给一位在评论中称他为“肌肉基督徒”的牧师]