fritillary的词源

英文词源

fritillary (n.)

popular name of a type of British butterfly, 1857, earlier a type of plant (Fritillaria Meleagris, 1633), from Latin fritillus "dice-box," from fritinnire said to be imitative of the rattle of dice. The plant so called in allusion to the shape of its perianth. The butterfly so called perhaps from resemblance of its markings to those of dice or a chessboard (perhaps on the confused notion that fritillus meant "chessboard").

中文词源

fritillary：贝母，豹纹蛱蝶

来自拉丁语fritillus,骰子盒，骰钟，拟声词，摇骰子的声音。贝母义据说因其花被形如骰钟而得名，豹纹蛱蝶是因为这种蝴蝶其花纹形如骰子颜色而得名。

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