英语词汇doll的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	doll
词源	doll. Doll was originally a nickname for Dorothy. In the 16th century it became a popular name for a mistress or loose wom- an, such as Shakespeare’s Doll Tearsheet, and a century later, perhaps because such women were considered “playthings,” became the name for a child’s toy representing a human being.
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