英文词源
- shower
- shower: [OE] Shower comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *skūra, which also produced German schauer and Dutch schoer. Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain.
- shower (n.1)
- Old English scur "a short fall of rain, storm, tempest; fall of missiles or blows; struggle, commotion; breeze," from Proto-Germanic *skuraz (cognates: Old Norse skur, Old Saxon and Old Frisian scur "fit of illness;" Old High German scur, German Schauer "shower, downpour;" Gothic skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from PIE root *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cognates: Latin caurus "northwest wind;" Old Church Slavonic severu "north, north wind;" Lithuanian šiaurus "raging, stormy," šiaurys "north wind," šiaure "north").
Of blood, tears, etc., from c. 1400. Of meteors from 1835. Sense of "bath in which water is poured from above" first recorded 1851 (short for shower-bath, itself attested from 1803). Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, American English colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926). Shower curtain attested from 1914. - shower (v.)
- 1570s, "come down in showers;" 1580s, "to discharge a shower," from shower (n.1). Intransitive sense from 1930. Related: Showered; showering.
- shower (n.2)
- "one who shows," Old English sceawere "spectator, watchtower, mirror," agent noun; see show (v.).
中文词源
shower：阵雨；沐浴；送礼会；大量洒落
早在诺曼征服（the Norman Conquest）之前就出现在古英语中，中古英语时词性为schoure，和德语Schauer(阵雨)是同源词。最常用的词义是“阵雨”和“沐浴”，也用于比喻“大量洒落”或“大量地给予礼物”。到了20世纪shower在美国英语被赋予新义“送礼会”。在美国一个女孩即将成为幸运的新娘或即将分娩时，她的好友会为她举办一个shower（party）,赠送很多礼物以表达对她的关爱和祝福。Shower分两类：bridal shower(新娘送礼会)和baby shower(分娩送礼会)。在美国按传统shower只为女性举行，地点通常为某人家里，但 baby shower由新娘子的朋友或女傧相安排。会上，女人们会玩无聊的游戏，所送礼物一般为家庭日常用品或性感内衣。在baby shower大家多送玩具、婴儿用品。
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shower：阵雨，阵雪，淋浴，沐浴
来自古英语 scur,阵风，阵雪，暴风雪，来自 Proto-Germanic*skuro,风暴，暴风雪，来自 PIE*skewer,北方，冷风，词源同拉丁语 caurus,东方风。拼写比较 tower,turret.引申词义淋浴， 沐浴。