Turk

英 [t?:k] 美

中低頻詞擴展詞匯

復數:?Turks;

Turk 土耳其人，突厥人

來自古法語 Turc,來自土耳其語 Turk,土耳其，來自古土耳其語*turi,根，民族，祖先，詞源同漢語突厥。

Turk (n.): c. 1300, from French Turc, from Medieval Latin Turcus, from Byzantine Greek Tourkos, Persian turk, a national name, of unknown origin. Said to mean "strength" in Turkish. Compare Chinese tu-kin, recorded from c. 177 B.C.E. as the name of a people living south of the Altai Mountains (identified by some with the Huns). In Persian, turk, in addition to the national name, also could mean "a beautiful youth," "a barbarian," "a robber."

In English, the Ottoman sultan was the Grand Turk (late 15c.), and the Turk was used collectively for the Turkish people or for Ottoman power (late 15c.). From 14c. and especially 16c.-18c. Turk could mean "a Muslim," reflecting the Turkish political power's status in the Western mind as the Muslim nation par excellence. Hence Turkery "Islam" (1580s); turn Turk "convert to Islam."

Meaning "person of Irish descent" is first recorded 1914 in U.S., apparently originating among Irish-Americans; of unknown origin (Irish torc "boar, hog" has been suggested). Young Turk (1908) was a member of an early 20c. political group in the Ottoman Empire that sought rejuvenation of the Turkish nation. Turkish bath is attested from 1640s; Turkish delight from 1877.

3. Clemenza said dryly, " The Turk has heard about his spy Paulie Gatto. ": 克萊門扎不動聲色他說: “ 那個‘土耳其人’顯然已經知道了他的奸細鮑里-嘎吐的下場了. ”

4. Why, this silky , smooth - faced companion is a very Turk - all but his beard.: 嘿, 這個表面上溫文爾雅的伙計是一個地地道道的土耳其種 ― ―除開胡子以外全都象.