marquee的词源

英文词源

marquee (n.)

1680s, "large tent," from French marquise (mistaken in English as a plural) "linen canopy placed over an officer's tent to distinguish it from others,' " fem. of marquis (see marquis), and perhaps indicating "a place suitable for a marquis." Sense of "canopy over the entrance to a hotel or theater, etc." first recorded 1912 in American English.

中文词源

marquee：大帐篷

来自法语marquise,女侯爵，来自marquis阴性格。后用于指多种豪华或大型物品，如大帐篷，大梨，大型广告牌等，可能是来自人们对豪门贵妇的幻想。其拼写是由于误以为marquise为复数，因此想当然的改成了单数形式。

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