Harvard的词源

英文词源

Harvard

U.S. college named for John Harvard (1607-1638), Puritan immigrant minister who bequeathed half his estate and 260 books to the yet-unorganized college that had been ordered by the Massachusetts colonial government. The surname is cognate with Hereward, Old English hereweard, literally "army guard."

中文词源

Harvard：哈佛大学

来自哈佛大学的创始人17世纪清教徒移民John Harvard.其字面意思为警卫军，har-,军队，词源同harry,here,-vard,守护，词源同guard.

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