英语词汇patagonian的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Patagonian. Patagonian generally refers to “a native of Pat- agonia,” but the word was in frequent literary use to mean a gigantic specimen, a great soul, an immense figure in a field, up until the beginning of the 20th century. It is still effectively used that way today. Patagonia is a regional name applied to extreme southern South America, specifically the area south of the Colorado River in Argentina, which, incidentally, includes part of the Argentinian province Eva Perón (once La Pampa), named for the wife of the former dictator. The original inhabit- ants, now virtually extinct, were the Tehuelches, whom the Spanish called the Patagonian giants when they attempted set- tlements in southern South America in the 16th century. Early travelers had described these natives as being almost giants and they were named Patagonians from the Spanish patagon, “a large, clumsy foot.”

词汇	patagonian
词源	Patagonian. Patagonian generally refers to “a native of Pat- agonia,” but the word was in frequent literary use to mean a gigantic specimen, a great soul, an immense figure in a field, up until the beginning of the 20th century. It is still effectively used that way today. Patagonia is a regional name applied to extreme southern South America, specifically the area south of the Colorado River in Argentina, which, incidentally, includes part of the Argentinian province Eva Perón (once La Pampa), named for the wife of the former dictator. The original inhabit- ants, now virtually extinct, were the Tehuelches, whom the Spanish called the Patagonian giants when they attempted set- tlements in southern South America in the 16th century. Early travelers had described these natives as being almost giants and they were named Patagonians from the Spanish patagon, “a large, clumsy foot.”
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