英语词汇acrobat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	acrobat
词源	acrobat; neurobat. Acrobat comes from the Greek akros, “aloft,” plus batos, “climbing or walking,” referring of course to the stunts early acrobats performed in the air, which included ropewalking. The greatest of the ancient Greek acrobats were called neurobats, from the Greek neuron, “sinew.” These men performed on sinewy rope that was only as thick as the catgut or plastic used for fishing line today, appearing from the ground as if they were walking on air.
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