英语词汇beau brummell的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Beau Brummell. Beau Brummell, born George Bryan Brum- mel, was more a dandy than a gentleman; it is said that he even refused to tip his hat to ladies, out of fear that he might mess his wig. Brummell’s name has indeed been synonymous for a dandy, fop, or fancy dresser for over a century. From his early years at Eton and Oxford the incomparable Beau paid extrava- gant attention to his dress. There he met the Prince of Wales, later George IV, who became his patron when he left college, commissioning him in his own regiment in 1794. Brummell retired from the service four years later, when he inherited a large fortune, and set up a bachelor apartment in Mayfair, where he held sway as London’s arbiter of fashion for almost 20 years. Though he showed good taste and originality in dress, he is remembered for his excesses. Beau Brummell often spent a whole day dressing for a royal ball; his gloves were the work of three glovers—one to fashion the hands, another for the fin- gers, and a third for the thumb. In 1816 he fled to France to es- cape his creditors. Here he spent his last 24 years in exile while struggling to survive, imprisoned once for debt and suffering several attacks of paralysis. He died in an asylum for the poor in Caen in 1840, aged 62. He had long before lost all interest in elegant fashion and manners, his dress becoming slovenly and dirty. See also beau nash.

词汇	beau brummell
词源	Beau Brummell. Beau Brummell, born George Bryan Brum- mel, was more a dandy than a gentleman; it is said that he even refused to tip his hat to ladies, out of fear that he might mess his wig. Brummell’s name has indeed been synonymous for a dandy, fop, or fancy dresser for over a century. From his early years at Eton and Oxford the incomparable Beau paid extrava- gant attention to his dress. There he met the Prince of Wales, later George IV, who became his patron when he left college, commissioning him in his own regiment in 1794. Brummell retired from the service four years later, when he inherited a large fortune, and set up a bachelor apartment in Mayfair, where he held sway as London’s arbiter of fashion for almost 20 years. Though he showed good taste and originality in dress, he is remembered for his excesses. Beau Brummell often spent a whole day dressing for a royal ball; his gloves were the work of three glovers—one to fashion the hands, another for the fin- gers, and a third for the thumb. In 1816 he fled to France to es- cape his creditors. Here he spent his last 24 years in exile while struggling to survive, imprisoned once for debt and suffering several attacks of paralysis. He died in an asylum for the poor in Caen in 1840, aged 62. He had long before lost all interest in elegant fashion and manners, his dress becoming slovenly and dirty. See also beau nash.
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