picayune的词源

英文词源

picayune (n.)

1804, "coin of small value," probably from Louisiana French picaillon "coin worth 5 cents," earlier the French name of an old copper coin of Savoy (1750), from Provençal picaioun "small copper coin," from picaio "money," of uncertain origin. Adjectival figurative sense of "paltry, mean" recorded from 1813.

中文词源

picayune：西班牙小钱币，不值钱之物

一种西班牙银币，值半里亚尔（Real,西班牙银币单位），借自法语方言picaillon,五分钱币，来自picaio,钱币。引申词义不值钱的，微不足道的。

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