英语词汇fiddle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

fiddle. The word fiddle comes from the Anglo-Saxon fithele, which may have derived from the Latin vitula that gives us vio- lin. In any event, no musical instrument is involved in as many common English expressions as the fiddle, which is usually called the violin today but, surprisingly, still retains its homely name among a number of prominent musicians. With the ex- ception of fit as a fiddle, a metaphor that goes back at least to the early 17th century and shows the great pride with which the English regarded their well-made fiddles, these expressions generally reflect a Puritanical scorn of fun and gaiety, the no- tion that hard work is the only important thing in life. They in- clude “fiddlesticks,” “fiddling around,” “to play second fiddle,” “drunk as a fiddle,” “to play the fiddler,” “fiddle-faddle,” and many others.

词汇	fiddle
词源	fiddle. The word fiddle comes from the Anglo-Saxon fithele, which may have derived from the Latin vitula that gives us vio- lin. In any event, no musical instrument is involved in as many common English expressions as the fiddle, which is usually called the violin today but, surprisingly, still retains its homely name among a number of prominent musicians. With the ex- ception of fit as a fiddle, a metaphor that goes back at least to the early 17th century and shows the great pride with which the English regarded their well-made fiddles, these expressions generally reflect a Puritanical scorn of fun and gaiety, the no- tion that hard work is the only important thing in life. They in- clude “fiddlesticks,” “fiddling around,” “to play second fiddle,” “drunk as a fiddle,” “to play the fiddler,” “fiddle-faddle,” and many others.
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