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发表于 2011-11-24 12:33:50
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想问问老金。
locksmith 是锁匠
gunsmith 是造枪的
coppersmith 是铜匠
为什么加拿大很多人名、地名都叫sexsmith啊？还挺光天化日的。
Ruibin 发表于 2011-11-24 09:28
Before World War I, when this area of Canada was being settled, a man named David Sexsmith opened a stopping place, just north of the present location. In time so much mail was arriving addressed "in care of Sexsmith" that a petition was made to the Federal government in Ottawa to change the name from "Bennville" to "Sexsmith".
As for Mr. Sexsmith, his name was established in the Anglo-Saxon period of the English Language, some time before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Family names came into being based on the work that a man did, where he lived, the color of his hair, etc. Those who worked in metals were "smiths" or "smythes" and specialization produced "sweordsmiths," "arrewesmiths," "goldsmiths," and even the "seaxsmiths." The 'seax' was a battle weapon. somewhat shorter than a sword, but considerably larger and more lethal than today's hunting knife.
Through normal sound changes that took place in the Middle English period, the word lost its "a" as far as the family name was concerned, and assumed its present form. |
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