英语词汇battology的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

battology; battologist. A stammering man named Battos mentioned in the works of the Greek historian Herodotus, “The Father of History,” is responsible for the word battology, “need- less or excessive repetition in speech or writing,” The Oxford En- glish Dictionary records battology’s first use in 1603. It was formed by combining the name of the man Herodotus de- scribed, Battos, with the Greek logia—from logos, “word.” Bat- tologist is a term sometimes applied to boring speakers.

词汇	battology
词源	battology; battologist. A stammering man named Battos mentioned in the works of the Greek historian Herodotus, “The Father of History,” is responsible for the word battology, “need- less or excessive repetition in speech or writing,” The Oxford En- glish Dictionary records battology’s first use in 1603. It was formed by combining the name of the man Herodotus de- scribed, Battos, with the Greek logia—from logos, “word.” Bat- tologist is a term sometimes applied to boring speakers.
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