mentor的词源

英文词源

mentor (n.)

"wise advisor," 1750, from Greek Mentor, friend of Odysseus and adviser of Telemachus (but often actually Athene in disguise) in the "Odyssey," perhaps ultimately meaning "adviser," because the name appears to be an agent noun of mentos "intent, purpose, spirit, passion" from PIE *mon-eyo- (cognates: Sanskrit man-tar- "one who thinks," Latin mon-i-tor "one who admonishes"), causative form of root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The general use of the word probably is via later popular romances, in which Mentor played a larger part than he does in Homer.

mentor (v.)

1888, from mentor (n.). Related: Mentored; mentoring.

中文词源

mentor（良师益友）：奥德赛儿子的良师益友曼托

曼托（Mentor）是荷马史诗《奥德赛》中的一个人物。他是奥德赛的好朋友。奥德 赛在出征参加特洛伊战争之间，将自己的儿子和王宫托付给曼托。奥德赛在外多年未归，家里挤满了前来向他妻子求婚的追求者。智慧女神雅典娜于是化身为曼托， 避开求婚者，与奥德赛的儿子忒勒马科斯见面，鼓励他挺身而出对抗这些求婚者，并远渡重洋寻找父亲的下落。当奥德赛回家后，雅典娜再次化身为曼托与奥德赛见 面。

由于这个传说，曼托的名字mentor在英语中成了“良师益友”的代名词，用来表示那些向年轻人传授知识和智慧的人。

mentor：['mɛn'tɔr]n.良师益友，指导者vt.指导

mentorship：['mentɔːʃɪp]n.导师制，师徒制

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mentor：导师

来自希腊语Mentor,导师，指导者，来自PIE*men,思考，思想，词源同mind,mania.来自荷马史诗《奥德赛》，雅典娜化身Mentor指导奥德赛儿子学习和思考，后词义通用化。