jargon的词源

英文词源

jargon (n.)

mid-14c., "unintelligible talk, gibberish; chattering, jabbering," from Old French jargon "a chattering" (of birds), also "language, speech," especially "idle talk; thieves' Latin." Ultimately of echoic origin (compare Latin garrire "to chatter," English gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1650s). Middle English also had it as a verb, jargounen "to chatter" (late 14c.), from French.

中文词源

jargon：行话，行业术语

来自法语jargon,鸟鸣，说话，来自拉丁语garrire,交谈，拟声词，模仿含混不清说话的声音，词源同garrulous.引申词义行话，即外人听不懂的话。

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

jargon（行话）：人听不懂的鸟语

英语单词jargon来自法语和拉丁语，原本是个拟声词，表示鸟叽叽喳喳的叫声。当人们在讲话时大量使用晦涩难懂的专业术语或行话，使得观众一头雾水不知所云时，观众就会觉得他们说的是人听不懂的鸟语，因此就称其为jargon。久而久之，jargon就演变为“专业术语、行话”的含义，它的本意“鸟叫声”反而被遗忘了。

jargon：['dʒɑrɡən] n.专业术语，行话，黑话