Holyrood的词源

英文词源

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ravenous

ravenous: [15] Ravenous was borrowed from Old French ravineux, a derivative of the verb raviner ‘seize by force’ (source of English raven, which nowadays appears mainly in its present participial form ravening). This came from Latin rapere ‘seize by force’, ancestor also of English rape. The central modern meaning of ravenous, ‘very hungry’, developed from the notion of predatory animals that ‘seize’ and eat their prey. Other English descendants of Latin rapere include rapacious, rapid, rapture, ravage, ravine, ravish [13], surreptitious, and usurp.
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中文词源

Holyrood：苏格兰议会和政府

来自苏格兰语Holyrood,即Holy Rood,十字架。现该词为苏格兰首府爱丁堡地名，苏格兰议会和政府所在地，后代指苏格兰议会和政府。比较Number Ten.

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