English for seven days a week ends with day (day), and it reads like a poem. However, behind the neat sounds, is there little-known information hidden? Please listen to the author of "Entering the Peach Blossom Land of Words" and tell it slowly.
Monday's English is Monday, from ancient English, mon is a heterogeneous body of moon (moon). Monday's original meaning is moon’s day, translated from the Latin word dies lunae (day of the moon "day"), which is the "html April sunday " in ancient China and today's Japan.
The day before Monday is Sunday, and the English is Sunday, which should be the easiest name to understand seven days a week. The original meaning is sun’s day ( sunday ), translated from the Latin word dies solis (day of the sun "sun day"), which is the "day day" of ancient China and today's Japan.
What is "Yao"? What is " Sun "? " Xinhua Dictionary " clearly states that the sun, moon and stars are all called "Yao". The seven days of a week are arranged by the seven stars of sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal and earth. Therefore, the day of the week is also called a certain "day", such as "day of sun and sun" is Sunday.
There was a saying in ancient China that the "seven stars" was the combination of the two balls of "sun and moon" and the five stars of "fire, water, wood, metal, and earth". The concept of calendar with the seven stars as a week was introduced to China from India, which is the same as the concept of week in Europe. Both are from ancient Babylonian civilization in the in the Mesopotamian Basin.
astrology believes that the seven celestial bodies of "sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal, and earth" will affect the movement of all things on the earth. Therefore, they divide the days of the year in a unit of seven days, and each "大" will control the first hour of the "大大". Later, this system spread westward from Mesopotamia to the Ptolemaic Kingdom on the eastern and southeastern edges of the Mediterranean (i.e., a Hellenistic Kingdom that ruled Egypt and surrounding areas after the death of Alexander the Great), hit it off with the astrological traditions in the region.
The ancient Roman calendar was originally very different from it, and it was difficult to understand and it was discouraged: the 15th day of each month, 3, 5, 7, and 10th day of each month and the 13th day of other months were called ides (looking the sun, read like "Aizi"), the first day of each month was called calendars (looking the sun, read like "Kalenzi"), and the 9th day of the ides was called nones (nine days before the sun, read like "Nanzi").
Constantine the Great changed and transplanted the astrological system transmitted to the Ptolemaic Kingdom, setting dies solis (sunday, that is, Sunday) as the first day of a week, which is the day of rest and worship. The next six days are dies lunae (month day, that is, Monday), dies Martis (fire day, that is, Tuesday), dies Mercurii (water day, that is, Wednesday), dies Jovis (wood day, that is, Thursday), dies Veneris (gold day, that is, Friday), dies Saturni (earth day, that is, Saturday). These seven ancient Roman week names were also adopted by most areas of Western Europe after adjustment, and English is one of them.
In the Roman Empire era, the Latin names on seven days a week originated from the "Seven Stars", and the name of the "five stars" (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter , Venus, Saturn) in the "Seven Stars" originated from the myth: Mars (Mars) is named from the god of war in the Roman myth " Mars Mars html Myth " Mars html html 5", Mercury is named after the messenger of the gods of Roman mythology " Mercury ", Jupiter is named after the main god of Roman mythology " Jupiter ", Venus is named after the love god of Roman mythology " Venus ", and Saturn is named after the god of agriculture of Roman mythology "Saton". When translating the Latin name seven days a week in English, I look for similar substitutions among the Germanic gods.
Sunday and Monday are as mentioned above, which correspond to the direct response, while the correspondence of the other few days is slightly indirect and tortuous.
Tuesday's English is Tuesday, the original meaning is Tiu's day (Day of Mars), translated from the Latin word dies Martis (day of Mars," which is "Fire Day".Tiu is the god of war and god of sky in Germanic mythology, similar to the Mars in Roman mythology.
Wednesday's English is Wednesday, the original meaning is Woden's day (Day of Mercury), translated from the Latin word dies Mercurii (day of Mercury," which is "Water Day". Woden ( Woden , or Odin) is the main god of Germanic mythology, equivalent to Mercury in Roman mythology. The similarity between Waden and Mercury is that both are related to magic, and the soul falls from the human world into the underworld is also supervised by both. Waden inspired the poet and invented the oracle "Runes" (runes) of the Germanic , while Mercury is the creator of language and words.
Thursday's English is Thursday, the original meaning is Thor's day, translated from the Latin word dies Jovis (day of Jupiter "Jupiter's Day", which is "Wood Day". Thor (Thor, or Thunor) of the Germanic mythology is also the god of the sky. He was borrowed to correspond to Jupiter (Jupiter), the main god who dominates everything in Roman mythology.
The English word for Friday is Friday, and its original meaning is Frigga’s day (Day of Venus), translated from the Latin word for dies Veneris (day of Venus," which is "Golden Day". The God of Love in Germanic myth is Frigga (Frigga, or Frigg), the wife of the main god "Worden", who was transplanted to correspond to the God of Love in Roman myth.
Saturday's English is Saturday, the original meaning is Saturn's day (Day of Saturn), translated from the Latin word dies Saturn (day of Saturn "Saturn's Day", which means "Earth Day", which corresponds to straightforward. Saturn is the god of agriculture in Roman mythology.
, which seems ordinary, seven days, can be traced back to ancient Rome and , Babylonian . As we read, it seems that we have the distant history and the depth of time.
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Reading this book is like walking into a peach blossom land, "The grass is delicious, the fallen flowers are colorful... I want to penetrate the forest... and enjoy myself.
English for seven days a week ends with day (day), and it reads like a poem. However, behind the neat sounds, is there little-known information hidden? Please listen to the author of "Entering the Peach Blossom Land of Words" and tell it slowly.
Monday's English is Monday, from ancient English, mon is a heterogeneous body of moon (moon). Monday's original meaning is moon’s day, translated from the Latin word dies lunae (day of the moon "day"), which is the "html April sunday " in ancient China and today's Japan.
The day before Monday is Sunday, and the English is Sunday, which should be the easiest name to understand seven days a week. The original meaning is sun’s day ( sunday ), translated from the Latin word dies solis (day of the sun "sun day"), which is the "day day" of ancient China and today's Japan.
What is "Yao"? What is " Sun "? " Xinhua Dictionary " clearly states that the sun, moon and stars are all called "Yao". The seven days of a week are arranged by the seven stars of sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal and earth. Therefore, the day of the week is also called a certain "day", such as "day of sun and sun" is Sunday.
There was a saying in ancient China that the "seven stars" was the combination of the two balls of "sun and moon" and the five stars of "fire, water, wood, metal, and earth". The concept of calendar with the seven stars as a week was introduced to China from India, which is the same as the concept of week in Europe. Both are from ancient Babylonian civilization in the in the Mesopotamian Basin.
astrology believes that the seven celestial bodies of "sun, moon, fire, water, wood, metal, and earth" will affect the movement of all things on the earth. Therefore, they divide the days of the year in a unit of seven days, and each "大" will control the first hour of the "大大". Later, this system spread westward from Mesopotamia to the Ptolemaic Kingdom on the eastern and southeastern edges of the Mediterranean (i.e., a Hellenistic Kingdom that ruled Egypt and surrounding areas after the death of Alexander the Great), hit it off with the astrological traditions in the region.
The ancient Roman calendar was originally very different from it, and it was difficult to understand and it was discouraged: the 15th day of each month, 3, 5, 7, and 10th day of each month and the 13th day of other months were called ides (looking the sun, read like "Aizi"), the first day of each month was called calendars (looking the sun, read like "Kalenzi"), and the 9th day of the ides was called nones (nine days before the sun, read like "Nanzi").
Constantine the Great changed and transplanted the astrological system transmitted to the Ptolemaic Kingdom, setting dies solis (sunday, that is, Sunday) as the first day of a week, which is the day of rest and worship. The next six days are dies lunae (month day, that is, Monday), dies Martis (fire day, that is, Tuesday), dies Mercurii (water day, that is, Wednesday), dies Jovis (wood day, that is, Thursday), dies Veneris (gold day, that is, Friday), dies Saturni (earth day, that is, Saturday). These seven ancient Roman week names were also adopted by most areas of Western Europe after adjustment, and English is one of them.
In the Roman Empire era, the Latin names on seven days a week originated from the "Seven Stars", and the name of the "five stars" (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter , Venus, Saturn) in the "Seven Stars" originated from the myth: Mars (Mars) is named from the god of war in the Roman myth " Mars Mars html Myth " Mars html html 5", Mercury is named after the messenger of the gods of Roman mythology " Mercury ", Jupiter is named after the main god of Roman mythology " Jupiter ", Venus is named after the love god of Roman mythology " Venus ", and Saturn is named after the god of agriculture of Roman mythology "Saton". When translating the Latin name seven days a week in English, I look for similar substitutions among the Germanic gods.
Sunday and Monday are as mentioned above, which correspond to the direct response, while the correspondence of the other few days is slightly indirect and tortuous.
Tuesday's English is Tuesday, the original meaning is Tiu's day (Day of Mars), translated from the Latin word dies Martis (day of Mars," which is "Fire Day".Tiu is the god of war and god of sky in Germanic mythology, similar to the Mars in Roman mythology.
Wednesday's English is Wednesday, the original meaning is Woden's day (Day of Mercury), translated from the Latin word dies Mercurii (day of Mercury," which is "Water Day". Woden ( Woden , or Odin) is the main god of Germanic mythology, equivalent to Mercury in Roman mythology. The similarity between Waden and Mercury is that both are related to magic, and the soul falls from the human world into the underworld is also supervised by both. Waden inspired the poet and invented the oracle "Runes" (runes) of the Germanic , while Mercury is the creator of language and words.
Thursday's English is Thursday, the original meaning is Thor's day, translated from the Latin word dies Jovis (day of Jupiter "Jupiter's Day", which is "Wood Day". Thor (Thor, or Thunor) of the Germanic mythology is also the god of the sky. He was borrowed to correspond to Jupiter (Jupiter), the main god who dominates everything in Roman mythology.
The English word for Friday is Friday, and its original meaning is Frigga’s day (Day of Venus), translated from the Latin word for dies Veneris (day of Venus," which is "Golden Day". The God of Love in Germanic myth is Frigga (Frigga, or Frigg), the wife of the main god "Worden", who was transplanted to correspond to the God of Love in Roman myth.
Saturday's English is Saturday, the original meaning is Saturn's day (Day of Saturn), translated from the Latin word dies Saturn (day of Saturn "Saturn's Day", which means "Earth Day", which corresponds to straightforward. Saturn is the god of agriculture in Roman mythology.
, which seems ordinary, seven days, can be traced back to ancient Rome and , Babylonian . As we read, it seems that we have the distant history and the depth of time.
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1. Successful encounter with the Peach Blossom Forest
1. Does the dragon's English translation need to be corrected?
2. Named Chinese and Western
3. The word "reader" (reader)
4. Several typical figures in British and American literature
5. Tribute to the dictionary
6. Chinese and foreigners have a glimpse of the names of
7. Interesting talk about the English marking of college entrance examinations in Taiwan in the Taiwan college entrance examinations
8. Taiwan college entrance examinations in the English marking of college entrance examinations
9. Christmas and Christmas
10 from the perspective of language. The New Year starts with New Year's Day
11. Speak the words of
12. The mystery of the English month
13. Japanese can, when can Chinese?
14. AlphaGo's Chinese inspiration
15. Oxford Dictionary includes the head-down
16. Looking at the Chinese pinyin
17 from Taiwan. Disputes of Taipei MRT Filipino
18. When Greek Myth meets Chinese stories
2. Characters - This is the human language cloud
1. Did Chinese aunts enter Oxford?
2. How can there be a man (man) in a woman (woman)?
3. Does mother have anything to do with "mom"?
4. Dad, papa, who borrows from whom?
5. Neutral honorific title Mx
6. Trump in "Oxford English Dictionary"
7. Think of two English words from Trump
8. Is it appropriate to call Hillary a bitch?
9. World Book Day Talk Shakespeare
10. Humorous and leisurely Lin Yutang
11. Lin Yutang English learning method
12. Yu Guangzhong and "The Economist" bumbler
13. From the Oxford English Dictionary, Bob Dylan
14. Lin Lai Crazy, where is here now?
15. Bruce Lee and Chinese Kung Fu
16. What kind of "coffee" are you?
3. Study chapter - as if there is light
1. People mountain people sea?
2. Have you been shanghai?
3. How many Latin in English do you know?
4. When speaking English, sometimes you can have some French accent
5. If you want to learn English well, you must understand
6. What? They are an odd number?
7. Graduation gift: three English words
8. Where do typhoons and typhoon come from?
9. Hundred Gigabits frighten Taiwanese
10. Sauna meets three warm
11. casino comes from Hokkien ?
12. Correct the English name of Chinese characters
13. How to pronounce the Chinese name in English?
14. Nunchakus English source
15. What is the English language of martial arts?
16. What is the things about memorizing English words
17. The longest English word
18. How to say the English search for human flesh?
4. Customs - and enjoy yourself
1. Happy New Year's lucky password
2. The Spring Festival in English
3. The Year of the Dog says dog
4. There are five sayings about red envelopes
5. The Lantern Festival says Lantern Festival
6. The Dragon Boat Festival, the fragrance of rice dumplings
7. Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival , Moon Cake Festival
8. Enjoy the moon in English
9. Talking about
10. The national beauty of the sky moutan
11. Grain Rain and Twenty-Four Solar Temperament
12. The summer solstice, the phoenix flower blooms
13. Can xiaoshun (filial piety) enter English?
14. paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friday, 13th
15. Sky lanterns fly into Oxford
16. Zen
5. Diet - Let's kill chickens for food
1. Essence of Italian coffee
2. Eat pasta, learn English
3. If the English language of chicken chop is jipai
4. What is the popiah that Lin Yutang eats?
5. Waste mist , wax fruit, bell fruit
6. The English translation of dragon fruit from Chinese?
7. Couple lung tablets and Smiths
8. Thankless Chinese translation of English
9. Cultural specialty words should be authentic
10. Pig milk tea dictionary treatment
11. English words Chinese tea
12. Chinese noodles English
13. Lanzhou beef noodles may as well translate
14. bao, the new English word
15. yam soup , why not leave Chinese to Japanese!
16. Pomegranate of Duo Seeds and Fu
6. Current Affairs - Ask He Shi
1. Comfort woman in the English dictionary
2. Two annual vocabulary of the English world in 2017
3. Oxford 2017 vocabulary of the year youthquake (youth shock)
4. Oxford 2016 vocabulary post-truth (post-truth)
5. Taiwan's annual English
6. Jerusalem, the cornerstone of peace
7. Long March
8 in the "Oxford English Dictionary". Red Army and Yan'an
9 in the "Oxford English Dictionary". Nanjing Massacre in the English Dictionary
10. Contribution of artemisinin
11. How young meat translates
12. Talking about
13 from the Chinese vocabulary included in the "Oxford English Dictionary" Chinese English newspaper
14. China Exploration
15. La La Land, the best title!
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Zeng Taiyuan, a part-time researcher at the Chinese dictionary research center of the National Language Commission, is from Yunlin County, Taiwan Province, and associate professor of the Department of English at Soochow University in Taipei.PhD in Linguistics, University of Illinois, USA. His academic expertise is dictionary, English vocabulary research, and Chinese-English vocabulary translation. Compile or edit several English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries, and publish dozens of academic papers. In recent years, I have been committed to popularizing professional knowledge, including hundreds of comments, essays, and column articles, which have been found in major paper and online media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.PhD in Linguistics, University of Illinois, USA. His academic expertise is dictionary, English vocabulary research, and Chinese-English vocabulary translation. Compile or edit several English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries, and publish dozens of academic papers. In recent years, I have been committed to popularizing professional knowledge, including hundreds of comments, essays, and column articles, which have been found in major paper and online media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
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