英语词汇gay的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

gay. Some commentators have argued that gay, used to de- scribe a homosexual, makes obsolete older, more traditional uses of the word, and that, besides, homosexuals are as morose as anybody else. But no one can legislate word usage, and what the language at the time needs, it takes. Gay came into use in the 1950s, possibly originating from the older (ca. 1935) term gaycat, for “a homosexual boy.” In addition to suggesting gaiety, gay has also had strong links with “affectation, dissipation, and immoral life” for over three centuries.

词汇	gay
词源	gay. Some commentators have argued that gay, used to de- scribe a homosexual, makes obsolete older, more traditional uses of the word, and that, besides, homosexuals are as morose as anybody else. But no one can legislate word usage, and what the language at the time needs, it takes. Gay came into use in the 1950s, possibly originating from the older (ca. 1935) term gaycat, for “a homosexual boy.” In addition to suggesting gaiety, gay has also had strong links with “affectation, dissipation, and immoral life” for over three centuries.
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