英语词汇hobby的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hobby; hobbyhorse. Hobby first meant only a small Irish horse, or pony, in English, the word first recorded in 1375. By the late 16th century the toy hobbyhorse, also called a hobby, had been invented and within another century people were comparing their favorite occupations for amusement to the riding of such toy horses, which they had found so pleasurable in their youth. These favorite pastimes were first called hobby- horses, the word not shortened to hobby until the early 19th century. Hobbyhorse is sometimes used as a synonym for a rocking horse today.

词汇	hobby
词源	hobby; hobbyhorse. Hobby first meant only a small Irish horse, or pony, in English, the word first recorded in 1375. By the late 16th century the toy hobbyhorse, also called a hobby, had been invented and within another century people were comparing their favorite occupations for amusement to the riding of such toy horses, which they had found so pleasurable in their youth. These favorite pastimes were first called hobby- horses, the word not shortened to hobby until the early 19th century. Hobbyhorse is sometimes used as a synonym for a rocking horse today.
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