aegis(n.)
"保护",1793年,拉丁语 aegis 的比喻用法,源自希腊语 Aigis,是宙斯的盾牌的名称,据赫罗多德说,这个词与 aix(属格 aigos)“山羊”有关,源自原始印欧语 *aig- “山羊”(源头还包括梵语 ajah,立陶宛语 ožys “公山羊”),因为盾牌是用山羊皮制成的。雅典娜的 aigis 是一件短山羊皮披风,上面镶有蛇发女妖的头像,边缘饰有蛇。它的确切用途和目的现在不清楚。
The goatskin would be worn with the two forelegs tied in front of the wearer's breast, or possibly with the head passed through an opening made at the neck, by the removal of the animal's head. [F. Warre Cornish, ed., "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities," London, 1898]
山羊皮会被系在穿着者的胸前,两只前腿被系在一起,或者可能是通过在颈部开口处割去动物头部后将头穿过去。[F. Warre Cornish,编辑,《希腊和罗马古代文物词典》,伦敦,1898年]
该词起源时间:1793年