graham的词源

英文词源

Graham

family name attested from early 12c., an Anglo-French form of the place name Grantham (Lincolnshire). In reference to crackers, bread, etc., made from unsifted whole-wheat flour, 1834, American English, from Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), U.S. dietetic reformer and temperance advocate. Related: Grahamism. Graham's law in physics (1845) is a reference to Scottish chemist Thomas Graham (1805-1869). Graham Land in Antarctica was named 1832 by English explorer John Biscoe in honor of Sir James Graham (1792-1861), first lord of the Admiralty; the U.S. name for it was Palmer Peninsula in honor of American explorer Nathaniel Palmer, who had led an expedition there in 1820. The rival names persisted until 1964.

中文词源

graham（全麦的）：著名的素食主义者格拉汉姆

英语单词graham来自19世纪美国著名的素食主义者希尔维斯特·格拉汉姆（Sylvester Graham）的姓氏。格拉汉姆是一名牧师，他除了主张禁酒节欲外，还大力提倡素食主义。在他的素食食谱中，除了蔬菜、水果外，还有他自己利用粗面粉制作的各种面包和饼干。他还发明了一种著名的薄脆饼干（graham cracker）。其他人品尝这种饼干后赞不绝口，这种饼干很快就成为了一种广为流传的素食食物。格拉汉姆的姓氏也被用来形容这一类食品。

graham：['greɪəm] adj.全麦的，粗面粉的，全麦粉制成的

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