ogre的词源

英文词源

ogre (n.): "man-eating giant," 1713, hogre (in a translation of a French version of the Arabian Nights), from French ogre, first used in Perrault's "Contes," 1697, and perhaps formed by him from Italian orco "demon, monster," from Latin Orcus "Hades," perhaps via an Italian dialect. In English, more literary than colloquial. The conjecture that it is from Byzantine Ogur "Hungarian" or some other version of that people's name (perhaps via confusion with the bloodthirsty Huns), lacks historical evidence. Related: Ogrish; ogrishness.

食人魔（ogre）是西方魔幻传说中常见的一种妖魔。它们是巨大、丑恶、贪婪的生物，残忍血腥、强壮并且头脑简单，总是靠暴力来解决问题。食人魔身高约在9～10英尺，体重300～500磅。食人魔长年居住在野外，以洞穴为家结成各个部落。在很多魔幻小说和游戏中都有食人魔这一角色。

ogre：['əʊgə] n.食人魔，怪物

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来自法语ogre,来自拉丁语Orcus,魔鬼，地狱食人魔，词源同orc,半兽人。