Romance的词源
英文词源
- romance
- romance: [13] A romance is etymologically a story written in the language ‘of Rome’. The word comes from Old French romanz, which denoted ‘something written in French (as opposed to classical Latin)’. This went back to the Vulgar Latin adverb *rōmānicē ‘in the local vernacular descended from Latin’ (contrasted with latinē ‘in Latin’). This in turn came from Latin rōmānicus ‘Roman’, a derivative ultimately of Rōma ‘Rome’.
In practice, these medieval vernacular tales were usually about chivalric adventure, and that was the starting point from which the modern meaning of romance, and its derivative romantic [17], developed. The original sense survives in the linguistic term Romance, denoting languages such as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, etc that have evolved from Latin.
- romance (n.)
- c. 1300, "a story, written or recited, of the adventures of a knight, hero, etc.," often one designed principally for entertainment," from Old French romanz "verse narrative" (Modern French roman), originally an adverb, "in the vernacular language," from Vulgar Latin *romanice scribere "to write in a Romance language" (one developed from Latin instead of Frankish), from Latin Romanicus "of or in the Roman style," from Romanus "Roman" (see Roman).
The sense evolution is because medieval vernacular tales usually told chivalric adventures full of marvelous incidents and heroic deeds. In reference to literary works, often in Middle English meaning ones written in French but also applied to native compositions. Literary sense extended by 1660s to "a love story." Meaning "adventurous quality" first recorded 1801; that of "love affair" is from 1916. Romance novel attested from 1964. Compare Romance (adj.). - romance (v.)
- late 14c., "recite a narrative," from Old French romancier "narrate in French; translate into French," from romanz (see romance (n.)). Later "invent fictitious stories" (1670s), then "be romantically enthusiastic" (1849); meaning "court as a lover" is from 1938, probably from romance (n.). Related: Romanced; romancing.
- Romance (adj.)
- mid-14c., "French; in the vernacular language of France" (contrasted to Latin), from Old French romanz "French; vernacular," from Late Latin Romanice, from Latin Romanicus (see Roman). Extended 1610s to other modern tongues derived from Latin (Spanish, Italian, etc.); thus "pertaining to the languages which arose out of the Latin language of the provinces of Rome." Compare romance (n.).
中文词源
romance（罗曼史）：描写骑士历险故事的罗马式小说
法国地区（高卢）在历史上曾经被古罗马统治，后来日耳曼民族大迁徙时，在法国地区建立了法兰克王国。因此古代法国人的语言掺杂了罗马和日耳曼两种因素。法国南部、靠近意大利的地方，当地人说话口音和方式接近罗马方言，在法语中称为romanz（罗马式的），来自拉丁语Romanicus（罗马式的）。在当地广泛流传一种叙事诗，讲的都是一些骑士历险故事，里面自然少不了骑士与贵妇人之间的浪漫爱情。由于这些叙事诗是用romanz（罗马式的）的语言写作或吟唱的，法国人便将这一类故事称为romanz，这就是英语单词romance的来源。
romance：[ro'mæns] n.罗曼史，传奇，风流韵事，历险故事
该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：romance 词源，romance 含义。
romance指的是“浪漫文学”、“传奇故事”、“风流韵事”等。我国的电影《张铁匠的罗曼史》中的“罗曼”就是这个词的译音。
上面这些意思看上去似乎和城市名“罗马”（当时拼作Roma）并无关系，然而它们不仅从字形上有关，而且romance一词确是从Roma变化来的。Romance来自古法语的Romans，是拉丁语Romanus（罗马人）的派生词，其最初的含义是罗马人广为流传的一首歌曲或一则韵文故事。由于歌曲或故事的内容大都是描写骑士的冒险或恋爱故事的，于是romance就转化为“传奇故事”、“风流韵事”、“浪漫文学”等含义。
来自 Romance,罗曼语。用以指兴起于中世纪的用罗曼语写作的骑士冒险故事小说，常常含 有大量的英雄救美的情节，后由该词引申词义浪漫，风流韵事，且成为主要词义。
由拉丁语演变而成，包含法语、意大利语、西班牙语等。来自古法语 Romanz,法语，罗马方 言，来自拉丁语 Romanicus,罗马体，来自 Romanus,罗马人，罗马字体，词源同 Roman.相对 于传统拉丁语的严谨或复杂的语法而言，该语言比较通俗，从而更易为普通人所掌握，类似 于古汉语明清时期的语言与唐宋时期的语言差别。
由拉丁语演变而成，包含法语、意大利语、西班牙语等。来自古法语 Romanz,法语，罗马方 言，来自拉丁语 Romanicus,罗马体，来自 Romanus,罗马人，罗马字体，词源同 Roman.相对 于传统拉丁语的严谨或复杂的语法而言，该语言比较通俗，从而更易为普通人所掌握，类似 于古汉语明清时期的语言与唐宋时期的语言差别。
来自 Romance,罗曼语。用以指兴起于中世纪的用罗曼语写作的骑士冒险故事小说，常常含 有大量的英雄救美的情节，后由该词引申词义浪漫，风流韵事，且成为主要词义。
