lotus的词源

英文词源

lotus (n.)

1540s, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus (a sense attested in English from 1580s); perhaps from a Semitic source (compare Hebrew lot "myrrh"). The yogic sense is attested from 1848. Lotus-eaters (1812) are from Greek lotophagoi, mentioned in "Odyssey," book IX.

中文词源

lotus：莲花，忘忧果

来自拉丁语lotus,无明确词义，代指传说中的多种奇花异果，后词义固定为莲花。忘忧果义来自短语lotus-eaters,最早见于荷马史诗《奥德赛》，类似于中国红枣，吃了能使人忘记过去和忧愁。

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lotus：莲花，忘忧果

忘忧果的含义来自短语 lotus-eaters，出自荷马史诗《奥德赛》。奥德赛的船队返乡途中，船被风雨吹到一处海边。同伴们吃了当地特产忘忧果之后，竟然忘记家乡和亲人，忘记自己上岸的目的，也忘记回到船上去。后比喻身居异乡，乐不思归。