pavilion的词源
英文词源
- pavilion
- pavilion: [13] Pavilion got its name because some anonymous ancient Roman was reminded by a tent, with its two ‘wings’ spread out from a central crosspiece, of a ‘butterfly’. Latin for ‘butterfly’ was pāpiliō (a word of unknown origin), which hence came to be used for ‘tent’. English acquired it via Old French pavillon.
- pavilion (n.)
- c. 1200, "large, stately tent," from Old French paveillon "large tent; butterfly" (12c.), from Latin papilionem (nominative papilio) "butterfly, moth," in Medieval Latin "tent" (see papillon); the type of tent so called on resemblance to wings. Meaning "open building in a park, etc., used for shelter or entertainment" is attested from 1680s.
中文词源
pavilion（亭、阁）：外形像蝴蝶一样的精致建筑
英语单词pavilion来自拉丁语papilionem（butterfly，蝴蝶），指的是外形像蝴蝶一样的一类建筑。具体说来，这类建筑具有这么一些特点：1、小巧精致，因为蝴蝶都比较小巧；2、左右对称，因为蝴蝶都是左右对称的；3、有细长精致的柱子，宛如蝴蝶的躯干；4、有对称的翼（wing），宛如蝴蝶的翅膀。中国的亭、阁的建筑风格就符合pavilion的特征。pavilion还可以表示精美的大帐篷，因为帐篷的外形也符合pavilion的特征。
pavilion：[pə'vɪljən] n.亭，阁，大帐篷，外形像蝴蝶一样对称的精致建筑
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：pavilion 词源，pavilion 含义。
pavilion原指尖顶大帐蓬，下面供游艺或跳舞用。刮起风时，帐蓬随风起舞，活象一只庞大的蝴蝶。Pavilion一词就是从拉丁语词papilio（蝴蝶）变化来的。而公园里的小巧玲珑的亭子不是很象一个尖顶帐蓬吗？
来自古法语paveillon,蝴蝶，大帐篷，华美帐篷，来自拉丁语papilio,蝴蝶，词源同papillon.后用于指华美的建筑，因其如蝴蝶的展开翅膀而得名，后用于指亭，阁。
