Rubicon的词源

英文词源

Rubicon (n.)

in phrase to cross (or pass) the Rubicon "take a decisive step," 1620s, a reference to a small stream to the Adriatic on the coast of northern Italy which in ancient times formed part of the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul; crossed by Caesar Jan. 10, 49 B.C.E., when he left his province to attack Pompey. The name is from Latin rubicundus "ruddy," in reference to the color of the soil on its banks.

中文词源

Rubicon：无法退回的界限，界线

来自意大利和高卢的界河 Rubicon 河，因公元前 49 年凯撒违规带兵越过该河，从而不可避 免地引发了战争。该词字面意思为红色的，因其河岸红色的土壤而得名，词源同 rubicund.

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：Rubicon 词源，Rubicon 含义。