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glutton的词源解释,glutton来源

glutton(n.)

"过度饮食者",这个词源自13世纪初的 Old French gloton "暴食者"; 也被用作"恶棍",是一种普遍的侮辱性词语(现代法语中的 glouton),源自拉丁语 gluttonem(主格 glutto)"暴食者",这个词与 gluttire "吞咽", gula "喉咙"(参见 gullet)有关。1704年开始,这个词在描述任何过度沉迷于某事的人时都有普遍的意义。Glutton for punishment 源自拳击术; 这个短语出现在1854年,但这个想法更早:

Thus, Theocritus, in his Milling-match, calls Amycus "a glutton," which is well known to be the classical phrase at Moulsey-Hurst, for one who, like Amycus, takes a deal of punishment before he is satisfied. [Tom Moore, "Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress," 1819]
因此,Theocritus 在他的《磨坊比赛》中,称 Amycus 为"暴食者",这在 Moulsey-Hurst 是众所周知的古典短语,用来形容像 Amycus 那样,在 satisfied 之前需要大量的 punishment 的人。[Tom Moore, "Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress," 1819]

该词起源时间:13世纪初