gourmand的词源

英文词源

gourmand (n.)

late 15c., "glutton," from Middle French gourmand "glutton," originally an adjective, "gluttonous," of uncertain origin. Not considered to be connected with gourmet. Meaning "one fond of good eating" is from 1758.

The gourmand is one whose chief pleasure is eating; but a gourmet is a connoisseur of food and wines. In England the difference is this: a gourmand regards quantity more than quality, a gourmet quality more than quantity. [Brewer, "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable," Philadelphia, 1898]

中文词源

gourmand：暴饮暴食的人

来自法语，词源不详。可能来自词根vor, 吞食，词源同voracity, gorge.

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