英语词汇italian words in english的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Italian words in English. The contributions of Italian to En- glish are vast, including three-quarters of our musical terms. Examples are: alarm, million, ducat, florin, brigand, bark (ship), tunny (fish), race, nuncio, artisan, doge, magnifico, mountebank, umbrella, gondola, carnival, mustachio, attack, cavalier, musket, squadron, battalion, citadel, bankrupt, con- traband, carat, cornice, pedestal, piazza, stucco, portico, grotto, balcony, corridor, sentinel, catacomb, dado, concert, madrigal, viol da gamba, fugue, pastel, fresco, volcano, sonnet, stanza, canto, caprice, regatta, lagoon, balloon, muslin, mercantile, risk, opera, serenade, sonata, spinet, largo, piano, intaglio, profile, vista, miniature, cartoon, chiaroscuro, burlesque, ghetto, incognito, broccoli, sketch, casino, mafia, vendetta, malaria, influenza, bronze, area, lava, braccia, travertine, mez- zanine, figurine, soprano, trombone, viola, cantata, trio, con- certo, aria, violin, quartet, finale, andante, adagio, crescendo, tempo, bravo, piccolo, prima donna, sextet, scherzo, contra- puntal, fiasco, imbroglio, tirade. Italian words that have en- tered American English include: spaghetti, pasta, lasagne, tor- toni, spumoni, antipasto, minestrone, Chianti, provolone, and many other food and drink terms. america itself, named after Amerigo Vespucci, could also be said to be an Italian word, as could the District of Columbia, from Columbus’s name. See also dago; spic; WOP.

词汇	italian words in english
词源	Italian words in English. The contributions of Italian to En- glish are vast, including three-quarters of our musical terms. Examples are: alarm, million, ducat, florin, brigand, bark (ship), tunny (fish), race, nuncio, artisan, doge, magnifico, mountebank, umbrella, gondola, carnival, mustachio, attack, cavalier, musket, squadron, battalion, citadel, bankrupt, con- traband, carat, cornice, pedestal, piazza, stucco, portico, grotto, balcony, corridor, sentinel, catacomb, dado, concert, madrigal, viol da gamba, fugue, pastel, fresco, volcano, sonnet, stanza, canto, caprice, regatta, lagoon, balloon, muslin, mercantile, risk, opera, serenade, sonata, spinet, largo, piano, intaglio, profile, vista, miniature, cartoon, chiaroscuro, burlesque, ghetto, incognito, broccoli, sketch, casino, mafia, vendetta, malaria, influenza, bronze, area, lava, braccia, travertine, mez- zanine, figurine, soprano, trombone, viola, cantata, trio, con- certo, aria, violin, quartet, finale, andante, adagio, crescendo, tempo, bravo, piccolo, prima donna, sextet, scherzo, contra- puntal, fiasco, imbroglio, tirade. Italian words that have en- tered American English include: spaghetti, pasta, lasagne, tor- toni, spumoni, antipasto, minestrone, Chianti, provolone, and many other food and drink terms. america itself, named after Amerigo Vespucci, could also be said to be an Italian word, as could the District of Columbia, from Columbus’s name. See also dago; spic; WOP.
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