单词 | 椒盐 |
释义 | 〔pretzel〕It is probably well known or widely assumed thatpretzel is a German word, since the food seems traditionally German, but the word ultimately has a Latin origin.The German wordBrezel or Pretzel, which was borrowed into English (first being recorded in American English in a newspaper of March 1856) goes back to the assumed Medieval Latin word brāchitellum. This would accord with the storythat a monk living in France or northern Italy first created the knotted shape of a pretzel,even though this type of biscuit had been enjoyed by the Romans.The monk wanted to symbolize arms folded in a prayer,hence the name derived from Latinbracchiātus, "having branches,” itself frombracchium, "branch, arm.” 可能象大家所熟知的或认定的那样,因为这种食品好象是德国的传统食品,所以大家认为pretzel 是个德语词, 但实际上这个词源于拉丁语。德语词Brezel 或 Pretzel 被借入英语(首次以美式英语记录于1856年3月的新闻报刊)可追溯到中世纪的拉丁词 brachitellum 。 这可能是与这个故事是一致的:一位住在法国或意大利北部的修士首创了这种节状的椒盐饼,尽管这种饼干很受罗马人的欢迎。那位修士想要象征祈祷者交叠的手臂,因此这个名字来源于拉丁语bracchiatus, 意为“有枝干的,” 该词本身又是由bracchium “枝干,手臂”演变而来的 |
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