hermaphrodite的词源
英文词源
- hermaphrodite
- hermaphrodite: [15] Biologically a combination of male and female, hermaphrodite is etymologically a blend of the names of Hermes, the messenger of the Greek gods, and Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. According to Ovid Hermaphródītos, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, was beloved of the nymph Salmacis with an ardour so strong that she prayed for complete union with him – with the result that their two bodies became fused into one, with dual sexual characteristics. English acquired the term via Latin hermaphrodītus.
- hermaphrodite (n.)
- late 14c. (harmofroditus), from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek Hermaphroditos (Latin Hermaphroditus), son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who, in Ovid, was loved by the nymph Salmacis so ardently that she prayed for complete union with him and as a result they were united bodily, combining male and female characteristics. Also used figuratively in Middle English of "one who improperly occupies two offices." As a name for the condition, Middle English had hermofrodito (late 14c.), hermofrodisia (early 15c.). As an adjective, from c. 1600.
中文词源
在希腊神话中，神使赫尔墨斯（Hermes）和爱与美神阿芙洛狄忒 （Aphrodite）结合，生了一个孩子，叫做赫马佛洛狄忒斯（hermaphrodite），这个名字其实就是两人名字的合并。据说这个孩子是个阴阳 人，所以后来他的名字就成了阴阳人的代名词。还有一种说法，赫马佛洛狄忒斯原本是个俊美的男子，有一次经过一个湖泊时，水中的一个宁芙仙女萨耳玛西斯疯狂 地爱上了他。为了逃避萨耳玛西斯的追求，赫马佛洛狄忒斯跳进了一条河中。但是藏在树后的宁芙仙女也跟他跳了下去，并将其抱住，开始亲吻他。萨耳玛西斯向诸 神祈求要永远与赫马佛洛狄忒斯结合在一起。诸神遂其心愿。于是赫马佛洛狄忒斯变成了雌雄同体。
hermaphrodite：[hɜː'mæfrədaɪt]n.阴阳人，雌雄同一体adj.雌雄同株的
hermaphroditic：[hɜː,mæfrə'dɪtɪk]adj.两性的，雌雄同体的
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来自希腊语Hermaphroditos,古希腊神话美少年，智慧神Hermes和爱神Aphrodite的儿子，因拒绝了山泉仙子Salmacis的爱意，在洗澡的时候被Salmacis偷袭失身，由于Salmacis爱的过于热烈，她祈求众神让他们的身体合二为一，最终成为雌雄同体的人。Hermaphroditos满腔悲愤时诅咒自此以后在这眼泉水洗澡的人都将变成阴阳人，即Salmacis fountain,现位于现土耳其境内。对比《西游记》子母泉。
