lightning bug的词源

英文词源

lightning (n.)

late 13c., present participle of lightnen "make bright," extended form of Old English lihting, from leht (see light (n.)). Meaning "cheap, raw whiskey" is attested from 1781, also sometimes "gin." Lightning bug is attested from 1778. Lightning rod from 1790.

中文词源

lightning bug：萤火虫

比喻用法。

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