英语词汇shazam的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	shazam
词源	Shazam! A magic word used by newsboy Billy Batson to change himself into the comic book hero Captain Marvel. Prob- ably the best-known of contemporary magic words, Shazam! was the name of a wizard coined from the initial letters of Solo- mon’s wisdom, Hercules’ strength, Atlas’s stamina, Zeus’s power, Achilles’ courage, and Mercury’s speed. Both Billy and Shazam! were introduced in a 1940 Whiz Comics. See abracadabra.
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