lyceum的词源

英文词源

lyceum (n.)

1580s, Latin form of Greek lykeion, name of a grove or garden with covered walks near Athens where Aristotle taught, from neuter of Lykeios "wolf-slayer," an epithet of Apollo, whose temple was nearby, from lykos "wolf." Hence lycée, name given in France to state-run secondary schools. In England, early 19c., lyceum was the name taken by a number of literary societies; in U.S., after c. 1820, it was the name of institutes that sponsored popular lectures in science and literature.

中文词源

lyceum：学会；演讲厅；文化团体

公元前367年，亚里士多德在父亲死后被送往柏拉图的Academy学习。20年后柏拉图去世，亚里士多德想做校长但两次都被忽视。愤怒和失望中，亚里士多德在雅典外围一片树林中建立了自己的学园，学园的名字（Lyceum）以阿波罗神殿附近的杀狼者（Lykeios，吕刻俄斯）来命名，又被音译为“吕克昂学园或莱森学园”。词根lyc-表示“狼”，如lycanthropy（把人化为狼的神通、变狼狂），lupus（狼疮、豺狼星座）。

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