matador的词源

英文词源

matador

matador: see mate

matador (n.)

man who kills the bull in a bullfight, 1670s, from Spanish matador, literally "killer," from matar "to kill or wound," probably from Arabic mata "he died," from Persian (see second element in checkmate). Fem. form is matadora.

中文词源

matador：斗牛士

来自西班牙语matador,斗牛士，来自matar,杀，来自波斯语mat,死，杀死，词源同checkmate.-dor,人。

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