hothouse的词源

英文词源

hothouse (n.)

mid-15c., "bath house," from hot + house (n.). In 17c. a euphemism for "brothel" (similar to massage parlor); the meaning "glass-roofed structure for raising plants" is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802.

中文词源

hothouse：温室，暖房

hot,热的，house,屋子。用来指湿室，暖房。

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