词源 |
jonquil. It is good that we no longer pronounce the name of this pretty flower the way it should be pronounced. “Junkwill” is the proper pronunciation if we consider the word’s Latin ancestor juncus, meaning “rush” (from its long, rush-like leaves). But in the 19th century the jonquil (Narcissus jonquil- la) began to be pronounced “John-quill,” which sounds much better. |