英语词汇venus flytrap的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Venus flytrap. This odd plant is said to have been discovered by the governor of North Carolina, Arthur Dobbs, in 1760 and named Fly Trap Sensitive. One of the few plants that wreak re- venge on insects, the Venus flytrap was officially named Dio- naea muscipula by English naturalist John Ellis in 1770. This translates as “Aphrodite’s mousetrap,” indicating sensual love. However, shortly afterward Ellis also coined the common name Venus flytrap for the plant, this being very similar, as Venus is simply the Roman version of Aphrodite or Dionaea. Mousetrap or flytrap is understandable, but why was the vegetable animal- eater named after Venus or Aphrodite when it is not particularly beautiful? Though neither etymological nor entymological ref- erence books make any mention of it, John Ellis clearly referred to the similarity of the plant’s leaves to the human vagina when he named it for the goddess of love. The Venus flytrap, a per- ennial native only to North and South Carolina, is widely grown indoors by gardeners.

词汇	venus flytrap
词源	Venus flytrap. This odd plant is said to have been discovered by the governor of North Carolina, Arthur Dobbs, in 1760 and named Fly Trap Sensitive. One of the few plants that wreak re- venge on insects, the Venus flytrap was officially named Dio- naea muscipula by English naturalist John Ellis in 1770. This translates as “Aphrodite’s mousetrap,” indicating sensual love. However, shortly afterward Ellis also coined the common name Venus flytrap for the plant, this being very similar, as Venus is simply the Roman version of Aphrodite or Dionaea. Mousetrap or flytrap is understandable, but why was the vegetable animal- eater named after Venus or Aphrodite when it is not particularly beautiful? Though neither etymological nor entymological ref- erence books make any mention of it, John Ellis clearly referred to the similarity of the plant’s leaves to the human vagina when he named it for the goddess of love. The Venus flytrap, a per- ennial native only to North and South Carolina, is widely grown indoors by gardeners.
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