pell-mell的词源

英文词源

pell-mell (adv.)

"confusedly," 1570s, from Middle French pêle-mêle, from Old French pesle mesle (12c.), apparently a jingling rhyme on the second element, which is from the stem of the verb mesler "to mix, mingle" (see meddle). Phonetic French form pelly melly is attested in English from mid-15c.

中文词源

pell-mell：匆忙，仓促

此处pell为mell韵律重复词，来自古法语mesler,混合，混乱，来自拉丁语miscere,混合，词源同miscellany,mix.引申词义混乱的，匆忙的，仓促的。

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