英语词汇barter的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

barter. Few, if any, American sports terms derive from the names of great players, no matter how proficient. In baseball a home run is not called a “Babe Ruth,” though we may (rarely) say a “Ruthian blast”; a hitting streak is not a “DiMaggio”; nor is a strikeout a “Sandy Koufax.” Across the Atlantic this is not the case. Barter, for example, is an English cricket term dating back nearly 150 years. It comes from the name of Robert Bar- ter, warden at Winchester College from 1832 to 1861, famed for his half-volley hits. The word is unrelated to the word “bar- ter” meaning to trade, which is of unknown origin, although it may be related to the Old French barater, to cheat, exchange.

词汇	barter
词源	barter. Few, if any, American sports terms derive from the names of great players, no matter how proficient. In baseball a home run is not called a “Babe Ruth,” though we may (rarely) say a “Ruthian blast”; a hitting streak is not a “DiMaggio”; nor is a strikeout a “Sandy Koufax.” Across the Atlantic this is not the case. Barter, for example, is an English cricket term dating back nearly 150 years. It comes from the name of Robert Bar- ter, warden at Winchester College from 1832 to 1861, famed for his half-volley hits. The word is unrelated to the word “bar- ter” meaning to trade, which is of unknown origin, although it may be related to the Old French barater, to cheat, exchange.
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