英语是当今世界上使用最广泛的语言,也是世界上词汇量的语言。英语具有较强的开放性和包容性,它不断地吸收对其有用的各种外来词语,因而大大地丰富和发展了自己的词汇。绝大多数的英语词语都源自于其他语言,如拉丁语、德语、法语、希腊语、意大利语等50多个语种,其中包括汉语。
有趣的一些口语题材和口语话题会激发考生们学习英语的乐趣,下面给大家介绍一组托福口语中的外来词,外来词,也称为外来语 ,一种语言从别的语言借来的词汇。 外来词的形式有音译、音译加表意、音译与意译结合、直接借用与纯意译五种主要形式。
1、Karaoke 卡拉OK
Language of Origin: Japanese
来源语:日语
About the Word:
It comes from the Japanese kara ("empty") + ōke, short for ōkesutora ("orchestra").
该词来源语日语的kara(空的)和ōke(“乐团”的缩写),即“空荡荡的乐团”。
Karaoke became popular in Japan among businessmen in the late 1970s, and gained widespread popularity in the U.S. in the late 1980s.
上世纪70年代后期,卡拉OK开始在日本商务人士当中流行起来,上世纪80年代后期盛行于美国。
2、Kowtow 屈从、献媚
Language of Origin: Chinese
来源语:汉语
About the Word:
It comes from the Chinese kòutóu – kòu ("to knock") plus tóu ("head") – and originally referred to kneeling and touching one's head to the ground as a salute or act of worship to a revered authority.
该词来源语汉语里的“叩头”一词,即以双膝跪地、头触地的形式对权重人士表示尊敬。
The noun arrived in English in the early 1800s, and within a few decades had taken on the "fawn" or "suck up" verb meaning we use today.
该词在19世纪早期被吸纳进英语词汇,后来几十年间,该词在英语中的意思逐渐固定为“巴结、献媚”。
3、Ketchup 番茄酱
Language of Origin: Malay
来源语:马来语
About the Word:
This all-American condiment started out as a spicy, fermented fish sauce in Malaysia.
如今已成为美国标志性佐料的番茄酱最开始在马来西亚起源时其实是一种带辣味的发酵鱼露。
That version, known as kěchap, made its way first to Europe and then to the New World, where tomatoes eventually became the defining ingredient.
那种鱼露的名字叫kěchap,传到欧洲,然后才到达美洲新大陆,在那里,kěchap的主料逐渐变成了番茄。
Elsewhere, ketchup retains an earlier identity. Traditional English ketchup, for example, is a pureed seasoning based on mushrooms, unripe walnuts, or oysters.
在其他国家,番茄酱仍然保留原来的配料。例如,传统的英式番茄酱是由蘑菇、尚未成熟的核桃或牡蛎制成的酱料。
4、Hazard 危险
Language of Origin: Arabic
来源语:阿拉伯语
About the Word:
Hazard dates to the time of the Crusaders and involves a game of chance.
Hazard一词的来源要追溯到十字军东征时期,与投机游戏有关。
According to the most likely theory, the original hazard ("al-zahr," in Arabic) was a die. Players would roll the dice and bet on the outcome.
可能性的一种说法是,hazard最开始其实就是个骰子。玩家通过掷骰子、猜点数来赌输赢。
English got the word from French. In English, hazard eventually came to name any chance, risk, or source of danger.
英语中的hazard一词来源于法语,指机遇、风险或危险的源头。
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