英语词汇victorian的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Victorian. Myriad things have been named after Britain’s Queen Victoria, who reigned an amazing 63 years, from 1837– 1901. A plum, a cloth, a large water lily, and a pigeon all bear the name victoria, as does the low carriage for two with a fold- ing top and an elevated driver’s seat that was designed in France and named in her honor. Victoria is also the capital of both British Columbia and Hong Kong and a state in Australia; there is a Lake Victoria in East Africa; the Great Victoria Desert in Australia; a Mount Victoria in New Guinea; a Victo- ria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe; a Victoria Island in the Arctic Ocean; and Victoria Land, a region in Antarctica. Then we have Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday in late May; the Victorian box, a tree; the victorine, a ladies’ fur tippet; and the Victoria Cross, a military decoration first awarded “for valor” by Victoria in 1856. And that isn’t nearly a complete list. Victorian means of, or pertaining to, the queen or the period of her reign and adds a score of terms, such as Victorian sideboard, to the total. Victorian alone often refers to the smugness and prudery characteristic of the period, es- pecially concerning sex.

词汇	victorian
词源	Victorian. Myriad things have been named after Britain’s Queen Victoria, who reigned an amazing 63 years, from 1837– 1901. A plum, a cloth, a large water lily, and a pigeon all bear the name victoria, as does the low carriage for two with a fold- ing top and an elevated driver’s seat that was designed in France and named in her honor. Victoria is also the capital of both British Columbia and Hong Kong and a state in Australia; there is a Lake Victoria in East Africa; the Great Victoria Desert in Australia; a Mount Victoria in New Guinea; a Victo- ria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe; a Victoria Island in the Arctic Ocean; and Victoria Land, a region in Antarctica. Then we have Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday in late May; the Victorian box, a tree; the victorine, a ladies’ fur tippet; and the Victoria Cross, a military decoration first awarded “for valor” by Victoria in 1856. And that isn’t nearly a complete list. Victorian means of, or pertaining to, the queen or the period of her reign and adds a score of terms, such as Victorian sideboard, to the total. Victorian alone often refers to the smugness and prudery characteristic of the period, es- pecially concerning sex.
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