| 词汇 | monkey |
| 词源 | monkey. Monkey may derive from a proper name. In one Low German version of the Reynard the Fox fable, published in about 1580, Moneke is the son of Martin the Ape. Moneke ei- ther took his name from the German surname Moneke, which has many variants, or from the Italian monna, “a female ape.” However, it is certain that the name for monkey persisted due to the popularity of Reynard the Fox and the little moneke that the tale included. |
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