pirouette的词源

英文词源

pirouette (n.)

1706, from French pirouette "spinning top; pirouette in dancing," from Middle French pirouet "spinning top" (15c.), from Gallo-Roman root *pir- "peg, plug" (source of Italian piruolo "peg top") + diminutive suffix -ette.

pirouette (v.)

1822, from pirouette (n.) and also from French pirouetter. Related: Pirouetted; pirouetting.

中文词源

pirouette：单脚尖旋转

来自法语pirouette,旋转，舞姿，来自中古法语pirouet,旋顶，来自高卢诺曼语根*pir-,桩子，楔子。后用于指舞蹈中的单脚尖旋转舞姿。-ette,小词后缀。

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