honeymoon

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问题描述:

本人是英语专业的，可是至今没有搞懂honeymoon得来历，以前以为是一个月，很明显又不是，那来源于哪里呢，英语词源学专家请答，谢过。

解析:

不是专家也不是高手,大概查了一下英文的解释,关于起源有很多种说法,看下面的Theoriginofthewordhoneymoon

Honeymoon

n.

1.Aholidayortriptakenbyanewlymarriedcouple.

2.Anearlyharmoniousperiodinarelationship:ThehoneymoonbeeenthenewPresidentandthepresswassoonover.

intr.v.,-mooned,-moon·ing,-moons.

Togoonahoneymoon.

[Perhapsfromaparisonofthemoon,whichwanesassoonasitisfull,totheaffectionsofanewlymarriedcouple,whicharemosttenderrightaftermarriage.]

Thenounhoneymoonhas2meanings:

Meaning#1:aholidaytakenbyanewlymarriedcouple

Meaning#2:theearlyusuallycalmandharmoniousperiodofarelationship;businessorpolitical

honeymoon

Ahoneymoonisthetraditionaltriptakenbynewlywedstocelebratetheirmarriage.Today,honeymoonsareoftencelebratedinplacesthataresecluded,exotic,warm,orotherwiseconsideredspecialandromantic.Arecenttrendamongcouplesistobinetheweddingandhoneymoonintooneexperienceorsubsituteoneforanother.

Theoriginofthewordhoneymoon

TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryoffersnoetymologyatall,butdatesthewordbacktothe16thcentury:

Thefirstmonthaftermarriage,whenthereisnothingbuttendernessandpleasure(SamuelJohnson);originallyhavingnoreferencetotheperiodofamonth,butparingthemutualaffectionofnewly-marriedpersonstothechangingmoonwhichisnosoonerfullthanitbeginstowane;now,usually,theholidayspenttogetherbyanewly-marriedcouple,beforesettlingdownathome.

OneoftheoldestcitationsintheOxfordEnglishDictionaryindicatesthat,whiletodayhoneymoonhasapositivemeaning,thewordwasactuallyasardonicreferencetotheinevitablewaningoflovelikeaphaseofthemoon.This,thefirstliteraryreferencetothehoneymoonwaspennedin1552,inRichardHuloet'sAbecedariumAnglicoLatinum.Huleotwrites:

Honymone,atermeproverbiallyappliedtosuchasbenewemaried,whichewyllnotfalloutatthefyrste,butthoneloveththeotheratthebeginnyngeexcedyngly,thelikelyhodeoftheyrexceadyngeloveappearingtoaswage,yewhichtimethevulgarpeoplecalthehonymone.

Ithasalsobeensaid[citationneeded]thattheoriginsofthisworddatebacktothetimesofBabylon.Inordertoincreasethevirilityandfertilityofthenewlyweds,thefatherofthebridewouldprovidehissoninlawwithallthemead(ahoney-baseddrink)hecoulddrinkduringthefirstmonthofthemarriage(andthereforemoon).GiventhattheEnglishwordisonlyfourhundredyearsold,directattributiontoBabylonisquestionable,thoughoftenrepeated.Thecustomofdrinkingmeadafteraweddingforamonthwasalsoamedievalcustom,however,andinpracticeatthetimethewordfirstappeared.[citationneeded][originalresearch?]

Otherpossibleexplanationsofthewordhoneymoonhavetodowiththedatethatweddingstraditionallytookplace.WeddingsoncemonlytookplaceupontheSummersolsticebothforreligiousreasonsearlieronandalsoforthepracticalreasonthatitwasthetimebeeenthemainplantingandharvestingofcrops.Asitwasatthistimeofyearthathoneywasfirstharvested,itispossiblethatthisisthesource.[citationneeded][originalresearch?]

AnotheralternativeisthatHoneyMoonisanamegiventothemoonwhenitspathisclosetothesouthernhorizon.Itslightshinesthoughthehazeanddustofouratmospheregivingitslightahoneycolorforthewholemonth.[citationneeded][originalresearch?]

SatiristshavesaidthataHoneymoonsaladislettucealone.