英语词汇maelstrom的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

maelstrom. Undoubtedly the best-known whirlpool in the world, the Maelstrom is found in the waters of the Lofoten Is- lands off Norway’s west coast. Maelstrom is a Norwegian word deriving from the Dutch malen (“to grind or whirl”), and strom (“stream”)—hence “grinding stream.” A legend surrounding the Maelstrom has it that two magic millstones aboard a vessel sailing this passage ground out so much salt that the ship found- ered, but the millstones still continued to grind away underwa- ter, making the surrounding waters “forever turbulent and salty.” First used to describe this Norwegian phenomenon alone, the word since has come to mean all large whirlpools the world over and widespread turmoil in general.

词汇	maelstrom
词源	maelstrom. Undoubtedly the best-known whirlpool in the world, the Maelstrom is found in the waters of the Lofoten Is- lands off Norway’s west coast. Maelstrom is a Norwegian word deriving from the Dutch malen (“to grind or whirl”), and strom (“stream”)—hence “grinding stream.” A legend surrounding the Maelstrom has it that two magic millstones aboard a vessel sailing this passage ground out so much salt that the ship found- ered, but the millstones still continued to grind away underwa- ter, making the surrounding waters “forever turbulent and salty.” First used to describe this Norwegian phenomenon alone, the word since has come to mean all large whirlpools the world over and widespread turmoil in general.
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