funambulist的词源

英文词源

funambulist

funambulist: see funicular

funambulist (n.)

"tightrope-walker," 1793, coined from Latin funis "a rope, line, cord," + ambulare "to walk" (see amble (v.)). Earlier was funambulant (1660s), funambule (1690s from Latin funambulus, the classical name for a performer of this ancient type of public entertainment), and pseudo-Italian funambulo (c. 1600). Related: Funambulate; funambulation; funambulatory.

中文词源

funambulist：走绳索的人

来自拉丁语funis, 绳索，词源同funicular. -ambul, 走，词源同amble, ambulance.

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