英语词汇veterinarian的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

veterinarian. This word, for “an animal doctor,” derives from the Latin veterinarius, “belonging or pertaining to beasts of burden,” which in turn comes from veterina animalia, “beasts of burden”—showing that the veterinarians originally cared ex- clusively for farm animals. Several rare names for a veterinary used through history are emplastrist (for the plasters they used), unguentarian (for their ointments), and hippologist (though this strictly means anyone well versed in the study of horses). Other names that are rarely if ever used anymore are horse doctor and horse leech. In the 17th century veterinarian was also the name for a man who rented out horses or mules, like Hobson of hobson’s choice. Vet, a synonym for veteri- narian today, has in recent years become a verb meaning to treat or cure as a veterinary does, as, for example, an editor who vets a manuscript.

词汇	veterinarian
词源	veterinarian. This word, for “an animal doctor,” derives from the Latin veterinarius, “belonging or pertaining to beasts of burden,” which in turn comes from veterina animalia, “beasts of burden”—showing that the veterinarians originally cared ex- clusively for farm animals. Several rare names for a veterinary used through history are emplastrist (for the plasters they used), unguentarian (for their ointments), and hippologist (though this strictly means anyone well versed in the study of horses). Other names that are rarely if ever used anymore are horse doctor and horse leech. In the 17th century veterinarian was also the name for a man who rented out horses or mules, like Hobson of hobson’s choice. Vet, a synonym for veteri- narian today, has in recent years become a verb meaning to treat or cure as a veterinary does, as, for example, an editor who vets a manuscript.
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