英语词汇st martin-s day的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

St. Martin’s Day; St. Martin’s goose, etc. After he became the patron saint of France, St. Martin’s name formed the basis for a number of words. His feast day, Martinmas (Nov. 11) re- placed the Roman Feast of Bacchus, retaining some of its cus- toms, which probably accounts for the fact that he is regarded as the patron saint of bartenders, drunkards, and reformed drunkards as well. The phrase Martin drunk, “very drunk,” also comes from St. Martin’s association with the old pagan festival of vinalia, which noted the time when wines had reached their prime. St. Martin’s goose was, according to legend, a bother- some goose that the saint ordered to be killed and served for dinner. Because he died while eating the meal, a St. Martin’s bird was traditionally sacrificed every Martinmas. St. Martin’s summer, like St. Luke’s summer and All Saints (or All Hallow’s) summer, is a European term for our Indian summer, the weather around November 11 often providing an unseasonable spell of warmth and pleasantness that was called été de la Saint-Martin by the French. The halcyon days of St. Martin’s summer com- bine with St. Martin’s goose in a strange way to give us the word gossamer. Due to its association with both the geese eaten on St. Martin’s Day and throughout the season. St. Martin’s summer came to be called “goose summer” in days past. At this time of the year fine, filmy cobwebs are often found floating lazily in the still air and these delicate “goose-summer webs” are the di- rect ancestors of gossamer, which can either be the webs them- selves or fabrics like them.

词汇	st martin-s day
词源	St. Martin’s Day; St. Martin’s goose, etc. After he became the patron saint of France, St. Martin’s name formed the basis for a number of words. His feast day, Martinmas (Nov. 11) re- placed the Roman Feast of Bacchus, retaining some of its cus- toms, which probably accounts for the fact that he is regarded as the patron saint of bartenders, drunkards, and reformed drunkards as well. The phrase Martin drunk, “very drunk,” also comes from St. Martin’s association with the old pagan festival of vinalia, which noted the time when wines had reached their prime. St. Martin’s goose was, according to legend, a bother- some goose that the saint ordered to be killed and served for dinner. Because he died while eating the meal, a St. Martin’s bird was traditionally sacrificed every Martinmas. St. Martin’s summer, like St. Luke’s summer and All Saints (or All Hallow’s) summer, is a European term for our Indian summer, the weather around November 11 often providing an unseasonable spell of warmth and pleasantness that was called été de la Saint-Martin by the French. The halcyon days of St. Martin’s summer com- bine with St. Martin’s goose in a strange way to give us the word gossamer. Due to its association with both the geese eaten on St. Martin’s Day and throughout the season. St. Martin’s summer came to be called “goose summer” in days past. At this time of the year fine, filmy cobwebs are often found floating lazily in the still air and these delicate “goose-summer webs” are the di- rect ancestors of gossamer, which can either be the webs them- selves or fabrics like them.
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