We always enjoy finding weird curiosities and facts about the world. Here is a list of the 13 weirdest words that you probably didn't know.
我们总喜欢探索世界上奇怪的事物满足好奇心。以下列举了13个你可能不知道的生僻单词。
Let us know which ones you knew or didn't!
快来看一看哪些单词是你知道的,哪些是你的盲区!
“雏菊”一词源于古英语,意为“白天的眼睛”,这是因为花儿总是昼开夜闭。
"Gymnasium"(健身房)一词源于希腊语"gymnazein",从字面上解释,就是“裸身锻炼”的意思。
荷兰人的宴会?该词指的是主人先醉的宴会。
"Audio"在拉丁语里是“我听到”的意思。
"Video"在拉丁语里是“我看到”的意思。
"Girl"这个单词在过去其实就是指孩子,并不区分性别。
"Bluetooth"(蓝牙技术)得名于一位丹麦国王,他统一了不同的部族。
在16世纪,"bully"(欺凌)其实指的是“亲爱的”。
卡布奇诺"Cappuccino"的名字源于它酷似16世纪嘉布遣会修士戴的风帽。
这个单词很长长长长长,其实指的是把什么都看得毫无价值的行为和习惯。
肌肉"Muscle"源于拉丁语"musculus",意为“小老鼠”。
"Janitor"(看门人)与名为杰纳斯的神灵有关,他是罗马神话中的门神,有两张面孔,一张回顾过去,另一张展望未来。
"Host"和"guest"有着同样的词根词——“陌生人”。
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