palmer的词源

英文词源

palmer (n.)

"pilgrim who has returned from the Holy Land," late 12c. (as a surname), from Anglo-French palmer (Old French palmier), from Medieval Latin palmarius, from Latin palma "palm tree" (see palm (n.2)). So called because they wore palm branches in commemoration of the journey.

中文词源

palmer：朝圣者；变戏法的人

首先，l不发音，其次，palm [pɑːm] n.手掌；棕榈树，因棕榈树的叶子象手掌，再次，palm的词根本意是平，因手掌是平的，第四，变戏法的人是因其“手”法灵活，第五，耶路撒冷是基督教圣地，中世纪信徒们朝圣后，多半会带一束棕榈枝回来，代表自己确实到过。

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