nightcap的词源

英文词源

nightcap (n.)

also night-cap, late 14c., "covering for the head, worn in bed," from night + cap (n.). In the alcoholic sense, it is attested from 1818. American English sense of "final event in a sporting contest" (especially the second game of a baseball double-header) is from 1939.

中文词源

nightcap：夜帽，夜酒

原指寒冷的冬天夜间睡觉时戴的帽子。夜酒义，特别指睡前酒，来自其比喻义，即像夜帽一样使人保持温暖。

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