redhead 的意思
红头发的人; 红发者
redhead 的词源
redhead(n.)
“红头发的人”,大约在13世纪中期(1256年首次作为姓氏出现)。这个词由 red(形容词1)和 head(名词)组合而成。Red(形容词)用来形容人时,意为“有红头发”,可以追溯到晚期古英语。传说中,凯恩和犹大都被认为有红色或红黄相间的胡须。
The Carrot pate be sure you hate, for she'l be true to no man,
But put her too 't and she will do 't, and oft turns very common:
She that is red upon the head will doubtless ne'r forsake it,
But wanton be, assuredly, and willingly will take it.
["The True Lover's Admonition," Roxburghe Ballads, c. 1680]
确保你讨厌那个胡萝卜头,因为她不会对任何人忠诚,
但如果你把她放进去,她就会做到,而且常常变得很普通:
那个头上有红发的人,肯定不会抛弃它,
但她会放荡不羁,毫不犹豫地接受它。
[《真爱的劝诫》,罗克斯堡民谣,大约1680年]
Traditional ideas about red-haired people are not complimentary. Physically, they are said to sweat easily, bleed copiously, have a strong foxy smell, and such bad breath that they can raise blisters on other people simply by breathing over them. Morally, they are expected to be 'bad children' who cause nothing but trouble; they will be hot-tempered, treacherous, and highly sexed. The medieval notion that Judas, Cain, and Mary Magdalene were red-heads arose from these beliefs, and helped to perpetuate them. ["Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore," 2000]
关于红头发人们的传统看法并不友好。人们认为他们容易出汗、流血过多、身上有强烈的狐狸味,甚至口臭严重到可以仅仅通过呼吸就让别人起水泡。在道德上,他们被视为“坏孩子”,只会制造麻烦;性情火爆、背信弃义、性欲强烈。中世纪人们认为犹大、凯恩和玛丽·抹大拉都是红头发,这种看法助长了对红头发的偏见。[《牛津英语民俗词典》,2000年]
作为形容词,“有红头发”这个说法出现于1660年代。Red-headed(红头发的)在1660年代有记载;而 red-haired(红发的)则可以追溯到约1500年。
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