Red Cross的词源
英文词源
- red cross (n.)




- early 15c., national emblem of England (St. George's Cross), also the badge of the Order of the Temple. Hence red-cross knight, one bearing such a marking on shield or crest. In 17c., a red cross was the mark placed on the doors of London houses inflected with the plague. Red Cross (in Muslim lands, red crescent) adopted as a symbol of ambulance service 1864 by the Geneva Conference.
中文词源
19世纪撒丁与奥地利军队发生战争。瑞士人道主义者杜南目睹战争惨状,提出成立一个中立的战地救护组织。1863年日内瓦伤兵救护委员会终于成立。因其发起人和成员都是瑞士人,于是就把红底白十字的瑞士国旗改为白底红十字的新旗帜,作为标志。此后,红十字就成了中立、人道主义和救死扶伤的标志。
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