英语词汇barbarian的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

barbarian; barber. Barba means “beard” in Latin, and when the Romans called hirsute foreigners barbarians they were strictly calling them “bearded men,” though the word shortly came to mean, rightly or wrongly, “rude, uncivilized people.” A barber was, of course, one who cut beards or hair. The barber pole outside barber shops today has its origins in the ancient barber’s duties as a surgeon and dentist as well as a hair cutter. It was first the symbol of these medical professions—a blood- smeared white rag. However, barbarian may have Greek origins.

词汇	barbarian
词源	barbarian; barber. Barba means “beard” in Latin, and when the Romans called hirsute foreigners barbarians they were strictly calling them “bearded men,” though the word shortly came to mean, rightly or wrongly, “rude, uncivilized people.” A barber was, of course, one who cut beards or hair. The barber pole outside barber shops today has its origins in the ancient barber’s duties as a surgeon and dentist as well as a hair cutter. It was first the symbol of these medical professions—a blood- smeared white rag. However, barbarian may have Greek origins.
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