kite的词源

英文词源

kite (n.): bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (compare ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (lyrics by Johnny Burke), sung by Bing Crosby in "The Star Maker" (1939):
Go fly a kite and tie your troubles to the tail
They'll be blown away by a merry gale,
Go fly a kite and toss your worries to the wind
And they won't come back, they'll be too chagrined.
kite (v.): "write a fictitious check," 1839, American English, from 1805 phrase fly a kite "raise money by issuing commercial paper on nonexistent funds;" see kite (n.). Related: Kited; kiting.

　　英语单词kite来自古英语，原本是一种猛禽的名字，很可以是模仿这种猛禽的叫声来命名的。17世纪60年代，人们开始用kite来表示“风筝”，因为风筝在空中飞行的样子与kite这种猛禽很像。

　　kite：[kaɪt] n.风筝

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来自古英语cyta,鹰，鸢，拟声词，模仿这种鸟的叫声，引申词义风筝，因飞翔的风筝如雄鹰展翅而得名。后用于习语go fly a kite,放风筝，放某人的鸽子，引申词义欺骗，伪造支票等。