英语词汇amethyst的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	amethyst
词源	amethyst. This bluish-violet gem was once regarded as a great charm against drunkenness, leading the ancient Greeks to name the variety of quartz amethystos, from a, “not,” and me- thystos, “drunk.” Amethystos eventually became our amethyst.
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