cul-de-sac的词源

英文词源

cul-de-sac (n.)

1738, as an anatomical term, from French cul-de-sac, literally "bottom of a sack," from Latin culus "bottom, backside, fundament." For second element, see sack (n.1). Application to streets and alleys is from 1800.

中文词源

cul-de-sac：死胡同

来自法语，来自拉丁语culus,底部。字面意思即bottom of the sack.

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