英语词汇shopping mall的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

shopping mall. In the 16th century the popular Italian game pallamaglio (from palla, “ball,” and maglio, “mallet”) spread to France, where it became known as palemail, which was called pall mall when the game was adopted by the English. A large playing area for the game called The Mall in London’s St. James Park during the reign of Charles II later became a broad public walk, or promenade, called Pall Mall. It is this public walk where people promenaded that is the basis for our outdoor and indoor shopping malls (also called shopping centers), where people promenade along a broad walk lined with shops. Shop- ping malls, or malls, as we know them today, are a relatively re- cent American innovation dating back only to the years after World War II. But rude examples of their kind can be found further back in American history, and they have their deepest roots in many age-old institutions, including the bazaars of Persia, the agoras of ancient Greece, the forums of Rome, and the fairs and marketplaces of medieval Europe. They have been called “the quintessential American place of today,” malls being the places where people spend more time than anywhere else except at home or work.

词汇	shopping mall
词源	shopping mall. In the 16th century the popular Italian game pallamaglio (from palla, “ball,” and maglio, “mallet”) spread to France, where it became known as palemail, which was called pall mall when the game was adopted by the English. A large playing area for the game called The Mall in London’s St. James Park during the reign of Charles II later became a broad public walk, or promenade, called Pall Mall. It is this public walk where people promenaded that is the basis for our outdoor and indoor shopping malls (also called shopping centers), where people promenade along a broad walk lined with shops. Shop- ping malls, or malls, as we know them today, are a relatively re- cent American innovation dating back only to the years after World War II. But rude examples of their kind can be found further back in American history, and they have their deepest roots in many age-old institutions, including the bazaars of Persia, the agoras of ancient Greece, the forums of Rome, and the fairs and marketplaces of medieval Europe. They have been called “the quintessential American place of today,” malls being the places where people spend more time than anywhere else except at home or work.
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