英语词汇wolf man的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

wolf man. Werewolves have been the subject of legend throughout the world for centuries, but the most memorable film portrayal of one was by Lon Chaney, Jr., in The Wolf Man (1941). Chaney played a lycanthrope who turned into the beast after being bitten by a real wolf (played by Bela Lugosi) and could be killed only by a silver bullet. He thought it was the best performance of his career, calling it “My Baby,” and it con- tributed the term wolf man, in this popularized sense, to the language. Wolf man, however, dates back to the 16th century, while lycanthrope, which comes from Greek lukos, “wolf,” and anthropos, “man,” goes back to ancient times. The word were- wolf derives from Old English were, “man,” and wolf.

词汇	wolf man
词源	wolf man. Werewolves have been the subject of legend throughout the world for centuries, but the most memorable film portrayal of one was by Lon Chaney, Jr., in The Wolf Man (1941). Chaney played a lycanthrope who turned into the beast after being bitten by a real wolf (played by Bela Lugosi) and could be killed only by a silver bullet. He thought it was the best performance of his career, calling it “My Baby,” and it con- tributed the term wolf man, in this popularized sense, to the language. Wolf man, however, dates back to the 16th century, while lycanthrope, which comes from Greek lukos, “wolf,” and anthropos, “man,” goes back to ancient times. The word were- wolf derives from Old English were, “man,” and wolf.
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