金學堂英語的部落格

說起學英文，你知道"English"的由來嗎？

看了下面的文章，有個小小的感覺，

原來自古以來擅於"invade向外擴張"(雖然它就是侵略的意思)的日耳曼民族，

隨著領地的擴張，也將其使用的語言"移植"到侵略地。

What is English?

History of the English Language

A short history of the origins and development of
English

The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three
Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These tribes,
the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is
Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a
Celtic language. But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by
the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles
came from Englaland and their language was called Englisc - from which the
words England and English are derived.

Vocabulary:

1. Germantic  adj.  德國的; 條頓(日耳曼)民族的

2. tribe            n.     部落; 種族

3. invade         v.     侵入, 侵略

4. inhabitant    n.     (某地區的)居民, 居住者

5. derive          v.      取得, 得到[(+from)]

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