英语词汇mirage的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

mirage. Mirage, ultimately from the Latin mirare, to look or wonder at, refers to an optical illusion, something without sub- stance or reality. Most often mirages occur in the desert, as hundreds of cartoons depicting illusory oases have shown, but American humorist George Ade used the word differently. One afternoon he was sitting with a little girl at a friend’s house. “Mr. Ade,” she said, looking up from his storybook, “does m-i- r-a-g-e spell marriage?” “Yes, my child,” Ade softly replied.

词汇	mirage
词源	mirage. Mirage, ultimately from the Latin mirare, to look or wonder at, refers to an optical illusion, something without sub- stance or reality. Most often mirages occur in the desert, as hundreds of cartoons depicting illusory oases have shown, but American humorist George Ade used the word differently. One afternoon he was sitting with a little girl at a friend’s house. “Mr. Ade,” she said, looking up from his storybook, “does m-i- r-a-g-e spell marriage?” “Yes, my child,” Ade softly replied.
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