英文词源
- breadwinner (n.)
- also bread-winner, "one who supplies a living for others, especially a family," 1821, from the noun bread (probably in a literal sense) + winner, from win (v.) in its sense of "struggle for, work at." Attested slightly earlier (1818) in sense "skill or art by which one makes a living." Not too far removed from the image at the root of lord (n.).
中文词源
breadwinner：养家糊口的人
bread, 面包。win, 古义追求，同Venus, 爱神维纳斯。
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breadwinner：养家糊口的人
; breadwinner 养家糊口的人
这是少数几个仍然保留安格鲁撒克逊单词winnan(即今win)的古义同to toil(苦干)的词语之一。Breadwinner可以解释为one who toils to obtain bread。Bread在俚语中作“钱”解，可能源自1935年左右伦敦佬用以指“钱”的同韵俚语bread and money。
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