英语词汇requiem shark的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

requiem shark. Tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, especially tiger sharks, are often called requiem sharks, their name coming from the French word requin, for “shark.” The pseudonymous sailor Sinbad explained the derivation of the French word in an 1887 book he wrote about sharks: “The French name for shark is requin. This word is probably derived from the Latin requiem, and signifies that if a man fall into the sea among sharks, his comrades may repeat for him the usual prayers for the dead. It is seldom, if ever, that a man who is so luckless as to fall amongst sharks appears again; a shriek is heard, a moving mass is seen under the surface and a fin above it; the next wave that breaks against the shipside is crimsoned, and the horror- stricken seamen know that their messmate has gone to that place from which no traveler returns.”

词汇	requiem shark
词源	requiem shark. Tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, especially tiger sharks, are often called requiem sharks, their name coming from the French word requin, for “shark.” The pseudonymous sailor Sinbad explained the derivation of the French word in an 1887 book he wrote about sharks: “The French name for shark is requin. This word is probably derived from the Latin requiem, and signifies that if a man fall into the sea among sharks, his comrades may repeat for him the usual prayers for the dead. It is seldom, if ever, that a man who is so luckless as to fall amongst sharks appears again; a shriek is heard, a moving mass is seen under the surface and a fin above it; the next wave that breaks against the shipside is crimsoned, and the horror- stricken seamen know that their messmate has gone to that place from which no traveler returns.”
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