英语词汇charley的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Charley; Charlie; charlies. Long before English policemen were dubbed bobbies, London night watchmen were called Charleys, or Charlies. The obsolete designation is believed to derive from the name of Charles I, who extended and improved the London night watch in order to curb street offenses in 1640, or from his son the lascivious Charles II. Charles I, be- headed by Cromwell in 1649, also wore a short, triangular beard called a Charlie that is now known as a vandyke. The slang charlies, for a woman’s breasts, one etymologist suggests, derives from “the opulent charms displayed by the mistresses of Charles II”—charlies was probably originally charlie’s be- cause they were “playthings belonging to the king.” Charley was also the term for a fox used by the English for almost a century, beginning in the late 1700s. The eponym here is brilliant Brit- ish politician and Foreign Secretary Charles James Fox (1749– 1806), who constantly outfoxed the opposition. See bobby; charley horse.

词汇	charley
词源	Charley; Charlie; charlies. Long before English policemen were dubbed bobbies, London night watchmen were called Charleys, or Charlies. The obsolete designation is believed to derive from the name of Charles I, who extended and improved the London night watch in order to curb street offenses in 1640, or from his son the lascivious Charles II. Charles I, be- headed by Cromwell in 1649, also wore a short, triangular beard called a Charlie that is now known as a vandyke. The slang charlies, for a woman’s breasts, one etymologist suggests, derives from “the opulent charms displayed by the mistresses of Charles II”—charlies was probably originally charlie’s be- cause they were “playthings belonging to the king.” Charley was also the term for a fox used by the English for almost a century, beginning in the late 1700s. The eponym here is brilliant Brit- ish politician and Foreign Secretary Charles James Fox (1749– 1806), who constantly outfoxed the opposition. See bobby; charley horse.
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