mohair的词源
英文词源
- mohair (n.)
- 1610s, earlier mocayre, 1560s, "fine hair of the Angora goat," also "a fabric made from this," from Middle French mocayart (16c.), Italian mocaiarro, both from Arabic mukhayyar "cloth of goat hair," literally "selected, choice," from khayyara "he chose." Spelling influenced in English by association with hair. Moire "watered silk" (1650s) probably represents English mohair borrowed into French and back into English.
中文词源
来自意大利语mocaiarro,来自阿拉伯语mukhayyar,山羊毛，尤指精选安哥拉山羊毛，来自mo-,方位格前缀，khayyara,选择。拼写受hair影响俗化。
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