英语词汇bobby的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

bobby; peelers; robert. Bobby is among the most familiar of eponymous words, despite the fact that “copper” or “cop” is more often used today to describe an English policeman. The well-known word honors Sir Robert Peel, British Home Secre- tary (1828–30) when the Metropolitan Police Act remodeled London’s police force. Peel, whose wealthy father bought him his seat in Parliament, as was customary in those days, first won fame as chief secretary for Ireland, where he was nicknamed “Orange Peel” for his support of the Protestant “orangemen.” It was at this time that he established the Irish constabulary under The Peace Preservation Act (1814), and his policemen were soon called “Peel’s Bloody Gang” and then peelers. Peelers re- mained the name for both Irish and London police for many years, bobby and robert not being recorded in print until about 1851.

词汇	bobby
词源	bobby; peelers; robert. Bobby is among the most familiar of eponymous words, despite the fact that “copper” or “cop” is more often used today to describe an English policeman. The well-known word honors Sir Robert Peel, British Home Secre- tary (1828–30) when the Metropolitan Police Act remodeled London’s police force. Peel, whose wealthy father bought him his seat in Parliament, as was customary in those days, first won fame as chief secretary for Ireland, where he was nicknamed “Orange Peel” for his support of the Protestant “orangemen.” It was at this time that he established the Irish constabulary under The Peace Preservation Act (1814), and his policemen were soon called “Peel’s Bloody Gang” and then peelers. Peelers re- mained the name for both Irish and London police for many years, bobby and robert not being recorded in print until about 1851.
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