英语词汇nasturtium的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

nasturtium. “Nosetwister” is the translation of the two Latin words, nasus and torqueo, that make up this word. The name nasturtium was given by the Romans to watercress (Nasturtium officinale) because of its pungency; “it received its name from tormenting the nose,” Pliny said, and the English called it nos- esmart. In the 16th century nasturtium was applied to the showy orange-colored flowers we call by that name today, which were also known as Indian cress. The flower is today considered part of the genus Tropaeolum, its scientific name no longer Nasturtium Indicum, but it is still popularly called na- sturtium, while watercress never is.

词汇	nasturtium
词源	nasturtium. “Nosetwister” is the translation of the two Latin words, nasus and torqueo, that make up this word. The name nasturtium was given by the Romans to watercress (Nasturtium officinale) because of its pungency; “it received its name from tormenting the nose,” Pliny said, and the English called it nos- esmart. In the 16th century nasturtium was applied to the showy orange-colored flowers we call by that name today, which were also known as Indian cress. The flower is today considered part of the genus Tropaeolum, its scientific name no longer Nasturtium Indicum, but it is still popularly called na- sturtium, while watercress never is.
随便看	ziti zizzer zob zodiac zoilost zombie zone zon-gun zonta club zoom zoopraxiscope zoot suit zoot suit riots zoroastrianism zoster zotz zounds zoysia grass z-s zulu zwieback zwinglian zyzzyva zzz ¡ay chihuahua