英语词汇esperanto的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Esperanto. Over the past seven centuries scores of artificial universal languages have been invented. The French philosopher Descartes devised one in 1629; there is another called Sobresol, based on the notes of the musical scale; and a third, Timerio, is written solely in numerals (i.e., 1–80–17—“I love you”). Espe- ranto is far better known than any other such invention. It takes its name from the pseudonym chosen by its inventor, Lazarus Zamenhof, when he wrote his first book on the subject, Linguo Internacia de la Doktoro Esperanto. Dr. Lazarus Ludwig Zamen- hof (1859–1917), the “Doctor Hopeful” of the title, was a Warsaw oculist who believed that a world language would promote peace and understanding. He launched his system in 1887, and today the movement has some 8 million supporters, with from half a million to a million people capable of speaking Esperanto fluent- ly. Advocates claim that the language—based primarily on words common to the major tongues, with a Latin-type grammar—is much easier to learn than any other and can be mastered in a rel- atively short time. Esperanto is now taught in over 750 schools in 40 countries around the world, has textbooks for study in 54 lan- guages, has been used in more than 8,600 books, and is the sub- ject of some 145 periodicals.

词汇	esperanto
词源	Esperanto. Over the past seven centuries scores of artificial universal languages have been invented. The French philosopher Descartes devised one in 1629; there is another called Sobresol, based on the notes of the musical scale; and a third, Timerio, is written solely in numerals (i.e., 1–80–17—“I love you”). Espe- ranto is far better known than any other such invention. It takes its name from the pseudonym chosen by its inventor, Lazarus Zamenhof, when he wrote his first book on the subject, Linguo Internacia de la Doktoro Esperanto. Dr. Lazarus Ludwig Zamen- hof (1859–1917), the “Doctor Hopeful” of the title, was a Warsaw oculist who believed that a world language would promote peace and understanding. He launched his system in 1887, and today the movement has some 8 million supporters, with from half a million to a million people capable of speaking Esperanto fluent- ly. Advocates claim that the language—based primarily on words common to the major tongues, with a Latin-type grammar—is much easier to learn than any other and can be mastered in a rel- atively short time. Esperanto is now taught in over 750 schools in 40 countries around the world, has textbooks for study in 54 lan- guages, has been used in more than 8,600 books, and is the sub- ject of some 145 periodicals.
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