英语词汇arctic的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	arctic
词源	Arctic. Arctic for the far north derives from arctos, the Greek word for bear. The Greeks referred to the north as arctos be- cause the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major) is the most prominent one in the northern skies.
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