| 词源 |
lucifer. Like Vesuvius and Promethean, lucifer was a colorful name for “matches” in the 19th century. The words’ origins are obvious except in the case of lucifer, which doesn’t derive from the name of the devil, as one would suspect, but from the morning star, the “Light-Bringer,” lucem ferre. Lucifer is also the only one of the three to still have some currency, in the song “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag”: “strike up a lucifer to light your fag.” |