lowbrow的词源

英文词源

lowbrow (n.)

also low-brow, "person who is not intellectual," 1902, from low (adj.) + brow. Said to have been coined by U.S. journalist Will Irwin (1873-1948). A low brow on a man as a sign of primitive qualities was common in 19c. fiction, but it also was considered a mark of classical beauty in women.

A low brow and not a very high one is considered beautiful in woman, whereas a high brow and not a low one is the stamp of manhood. ["Medical Review," June 2, 1894]

As an adjective from 1913.

中文词源

lowbrow：粗俗的，低级趣味的

即低的眉毛。来自于过去的迷信看面相，认为眉毛长得低的没有艺术修养，粗俗人。比较highbrow,middlebrow.同时，参照诗句“高帝子孙尽隆准，龙种自与常人殊”，就是说皇家子弟鼻子高。

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