smog 的意思
烟雾; 煙霧天气
smog 的词源
smog(n.)
1905年,这个词是由 smoke(烟)和 fog(雾)结合而成,灵感来源于刘易斯·卡罗尔的创作风格 [Klein; 参见 portmanteau]。据说这个词最初是用来形容伦敦的,首次出现在煤烟减排协会的财务主管H.A. des Voeux博士在一篇论文中提到的。不过,他似乎并没有声称自己是这个词的创造者。
At a recent health congress in London, a member used a new term to indicate a frequent London condition, the black fog, which is not unknown in other large cities and which has been the cause of a great deal of bad language in the past. The word thus coined is a contraction of smoke fog "smog" — and its introduction was received with applause as being eminently expressive and appropriate. It is not exactly a pretty word, but it fits very well the thing it represents, and it has only to become known to be popular. [Journal of the American Medical Association, Aug. 26, 1905]
在最近一次伦敦的健康大会上,有位成员使用了一个新词来描述伦敦常见的黑雾,这种现象在其他大城市也时有发生,并且过去常常引发很多抱怨。这个新词是由烟雾(smoke fog)缩写而来的——“smog”,它的出现得到了与会者的热烈欢迎,因为这个词既形象又恰当。虽然这个词并不算好听,但它非常贴切地表达了它所代表的现象,只要被人们熟知,就一定会流行起来。[《美国医学协会杂志》,1905年8月26日]
Smaze(与 haze(雾霭)结合)出现在1953年。
smog 的使用趋势
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