mum的词源

英文词源

mum

mum: see mummy, mumps

mum (interj.)

"be silent," 1560s, from Middle English mum, mom (late 14c.), inarticulate closed-mouth sound, indicative of unwillingness or inability to speak. As an adjective meaning "secret" from 1520s. Phrase mum's the word is first recorded 1704.

mum (n.1)

abbreviation of chrysanthemum, first attested 1915 in the jargon of gardeners.

mum (n.2)

pet word for "mother," 1823, short for mummy (see mamma). In British sociology, used from 1957 in reference to "the working class mother as an influence in the lives of her children." Also sometimes a vulgar corruption of madam.

中文词源

mum：闭口，闭嘴，沉默，演哑剧

拟声词，使闭口，沉默，发m-m 的声音。

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mum：妈妈

儿语。