gorgeous的词源

英文词源

gorgeous (adj.)

c. 1500, "splendid, showy, sumptuously adorned" (of clothing), from Middle French gorgias "elegant, fashionable," of unknown origin; perhaps a special use of gorgias "necklace" (and thus "fond of or resembling jewelry"), from Old French gorge "throat," also "something adorning the throat" (see gorge (n.)). A connection to the Greek proper name Gorgias (supposedly in reference to a notorious sophist) also has been proposed. Related: Gorgeousness.

中文词源

gorgeous：壮观的，非常漂亮的

可能来自gorge，喉咙，吞没，咽口水，比喻极其壮观或美丽的事物和人。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：gorgeous 词源，gorgeous 含义。

gorgeous：华丽的；极好的

拉丁词根gorg-,gurg-表喉咙（咀嚼），如单词：

engorge： [ɪn'gɔːdʒ] v.狼吞虎咽

regurgitation： [rɪ,ɡɜːdʒɪ'teɪʃən] n.回流；反刍。

中世纪法国贵族妇女一种包裹着脖子的包（饰）头巾叫做gorgias，因其优雅和繁复的构造产生了gorgeous这个单词。