英语词汇absinthe的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

absinthe. This alcoholic drink, not invented until about 1790, is made from various species of wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, the plant so named because it was dedicated to Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon. Long prized for its aphrodisiac powers, the drink can cause blind- ness, insanity, and even death. For this reason absinthe was banned in the United States in 1912 and in France three years later. Still, many great writers and artists praised the drink, including Dumas fils, de Maupassant, Anatole France, Ver- laine, Rimbaud, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Gauguin, Picasso and Van Gogh—the last artist reportedly drank it in a con- coction of five parts water to one part absinthe and one part black ink!

词汇	absinthe
词源	absinthe. This alcoholic drink, not invented until about 1790, is made from various species of wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, the plant so named because it was dedicated to Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon. Long prized for its aphrodisiac powers, the drink can cause blind- ness, insanity, and even death. For this reason absinthe was banned in the United States in 1912 and in France three years later. Still, many great writers and artists praised the drink, including Dumas fils, de Maupassant, Anatole France, Ver- laine, Rimbaud, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Gauguin, Picasso and Van Gogh—the last artist reportedly drank it in a con- coction of five parts water to one part absinthe and one part black ink!
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