landmark的词源

英文词源

landmark (n.)

Old English landmearc, from land (n.) + mearc (see mark (n.1)). Originally "object set up to mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc.;" general sense of "conspicuous object in a landscape" is from 1560s. Modern figurative sense of "event, etc., considered a high point in history" is from 1859.

中文词源

landmark：陆标，地标

land,陆地，mark,记号。

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landmark：地标，路标；里程碑

词根词缀： land土地 + mark记号