gothic的词源
英文词源
- Gothic (adj.)
- "of the Goths," the ancient Germanic people, "pertaining to the Goths or their language," 1610s, from Late Latin Gothicus, from Gothi, Greek Gothoi (see Goth). Old English had Gotisc. As a noun, "the language of the Goths," from 1757. Gothic was used by 17c. scholars to mean "Germanic, Teutonic," hence its use from 1640s as a term for the art style that emerged in northern Europe in the Middle Ages (which has nothing to do with the historical Goths), originally applied in scorn by Italian architects of the Renaissance; it was extended early 19c. to literary style that used northern European medieval settings to suggest horror and mystery. The word was revived 1983 as the name for a style of music and the associated youth culture (see goth). In typography, in England of black-face letters used for German text (1781), in the U.S. of square-cut printing type. Gothic revival in reference to a style of architecture and decorating (championed by Sir George Gilbert Scott) is from 1856.
中文词源
gothic（哥特式）：灭亡西罗马帝国的哥特人
4、5世纪时，居住在古罗马帝国东部、北部的以日耳曼人为主体的各蛮族部落大举迁徙、入侵罗马。曾经无比强大的罗马帝国在蛮族势力的反复冲击下四分五裂。蛮族中的东、西哥特人（Goth）曾经多次入侵意大利，直接导致了西罗马帝国的灭亡。欧洲从此进入了长达千年之久的黑暗时期，即“中世纪”。因此，哥特人的名字就与“野蛮”等负面含义产生了关联，由哥特人（Goth）一词衍生的英语单词gothic（哥特人的）也产生了“野蛮的”之意。
文艺复兴期间，由于意大利人对于哥特族摧毁罗马帝国的这段历史情仇难以释怀，因此为了与这段时期有所区分，他们便将中世纪时期的欧洲建筑及艺术风格称为gothic，即“哥特式”。尽管gothic这个词多少有些负面意味，但事实上为数众多的哥特风格作品拥有非常高的艺术价值。
gothic：['ɡɔθik] adj.哥特式的，野蛮的，中世纪的，粗鄙的
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：gothic 词源，gothic 含义。
来自Goth, 哥特，目耳曼民族名。
