Gemini的词源

英文词源

Gemini (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
zodiac constellation, late Old English, from Latin gemini (plural of adjective geminus) "twins" (see geminate). Formerly also spelled gemeny, gemony, jeminy, etc. The twins are Castor and Pollux in Latin, which also are the names of the two brightest stars in the constellation; for their Greek name see Dioscuri. Meaning "a person born under the sign of Gemini" is recorded from 1894. As an oath, from 1660s (also found in Dutch and German), perhaps a corruption of Jesu (compare jiminy).

中文词源

Gemini:双子座

来自希腊神话,来自PIE*yem, 连接,配对,词源同join.

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Gemini(双子座):同生共死的孪生兄弟

英语中表示“双子座”的单词Gemini直接来自拉丁语,意思就是“孪生兄弟”。

希腊神话中,斯巴达王后勒达生了一对孪生子,哥哥叫波吕丢刻斯,是众神之王宙斯的儿子,拥有永恒的生命;弟弟叫卡斯托耳,是斯巴达国王的儿子,是个凡人。两兄弟感情深厚,一起出生入死参加过很多探险。有一次,在一场冲突中,弟弟卡斯托耳被人杀死。哥哥悲痛欲绝。宙斯被其手足情深感动,便将哥哥的一半生命分给弟弟。两人从此永不分离,一半时间住在地狱,一半时间住在天国,成为星空中的“双子座”(Gemini)。

Gemini:['dʒeminai] n.双子座;双子宫