hovel的词源

英文词源

hovel (n.)

mid-14c., "roofed passage, vent for smoke," later "shed for animals" (mid-15c.), of unknown origin. Meaning "shed for human habitation; rude or miserable cabin" is from 1620s. It also sometimes meant "canopied niche for a statue or image" (mid-15c.).

中文词源

hovel：简陋的住所

来自古英语hof,围栏，居住地，屋子，来自Proto--Germanic*hufa,小山，农庄，来自PIE*keup,弯，转，词源同hive,cubicle,cooper.引申词义简陋的住所。

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