英语词汇bachelor-s buttons的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

bachelor’s buttons. In his Herbal, Gerard wrote that “The similitude these flowers have to the jagged cloath buttons an- ciently worne . . . gave occasion . . . to call them Bachelor’s But- tons.” But bachelor’s buttons, a name now applied mainly to Centaurea cyanus, or the common cornflower, but also to the red campion, the upright crowfoot, and the white ranunculus, may take their name from the old custom of bachelors carrying the flower in their pockets to determine how they stood with their sweethearts. If the flowers stayed fresh in the pocket, it was a good omen; if they shriveled up “she loves me not.” Other colorful names for the cornflower include blue-bottle, blue bonnets, and ragged sailor.

词汇	bachelor-s buttons
词源	bachelor’s buttons. In his Herbal, Gerard wrote that “The similitude these flowers have to the jagged cloath buttons an- ciently worne . . . gave occasion . . . to call them Bachelor’s But- tons.” But bachelor’s buttons, a name now applied mainly to Centaurea cyanus, or the common cornflower, but also to the red campion, the upright crowfoot, and the white ranunculus, may take their name from the old custom of bachelors carrying the flower in their pockets to determine how they stood with their sweethearts. If the flowers stayed fresh in the pocket, it was a good omen; if they shriveled up “she loves me not.” Other colorful names for the cornflower include blue-bottle, blue bonnets, and ragged sailor.
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