gazebo的词源

英文词源

gazebo (n.)

1752, supposedly a facetious formation from gaze + -bo, Latin first person singular future tense suffix (as in videbo "I shall see"), on model of earlier belvedere "cupola," from Italian, literally "a fair sight." But according to OED perhaps rather a corruption of some oriental word.

中文词源

gazebo：眺望台，凉亭

gaze, 凝视，眺望。-bo, 拉丁语将来时，词源同be.

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