英语中的days of the week一周七天的名称,有着悠久的历史,一方面来自古时候的神话传说,同时也源于古代的人们对天文现象的想象和理解。 中文称为“星期一”的Monday,原本的含义是 Moon's day 或 Day of the Moon,也就是“月亮之日”。 由于“星...
英语中的days of the week一周七天的名称,有着悠久的历史,一方面来自古时候的神话传说,同时也源于古代的人们对天文现象的想象和理解。 中文称为“星期一”的Monday,原本的含义是 Moon's day 或 Day of the Moon,也就是“月亮之日”。 由于“星期一”这个说法中包含“一”,中国人大多习惯把Monday视为一个星期...
well known as "Thor" in Norse mythology.Tuesdayis named after Tiw, a god of law, but also said to be a god of war, which would match up to Mars.Wednesdayis named after the king of the gods, who was Wotan in ancient German and Odin in Norse mythology. This has no obvious correspo...
Wednesday, the third day of the week, is often referred to as "Hump Day," as it marks the midpoint of the workweek. The name "Wednesday" comes from the Old English word "Wōdnesdæg," which is derived from the Germanic god Wōden, also known as Odin in Norse mythology. In many ...
Wednesday,thefourthdayoftheweek,correspondstotheRomanDiesMercurii.ThenamederivesfromtheScandinavianWoden(Odin),chiefgodofNorsemythology,whowasoftencalledtheAllFather 源自Thor’sday.Thor为北欧神话中的雷神,经常带着一把大铁槌.传说中有一个巨人Thrym偷走他的铁槌,威胁神族要把美丽的爱神Freya嫁給他作为交换条件....
Dienstagmeans “Týr’s day.” Týr is the Norse god of war. Interestingly, this is also where the wordTuesdaycomes from. As I mentioned earlier, there is a lot of overlap between the days of the week in German and English.
27. one of these days at some future time 28. (modifier) of, relating to, or occurring in the day: the day shift. [Old English dæg; related to Old High German tag, Old Norse dagr] Day (deɪ) n (Biography) Sir Robin. 1923–2000, British radio and television journalist, ...
Friday: Abbreviation (Fri). This word comes from Old English "Frīgedæg," meaning 'Freya’s day'. Freya was the goddess of love in Norse mythology. Saturday: Abbreviation (Sat). It originates from the Old English "Sæturnesdæg," meaning 'Saturn's day', named after the Roman ...
In German-speaking cultures, the Norse god Thor is known as Donar.The English “Thursday” is also named after Thor –“Thor’s day”.“Friday” in German: Freitag“Friday” in German is Freitag. You can spot the obvious connection between the English and German words....
It is interesting that many days of the week are named after gods of Roman mythology. Tuesday’s Spanish translation ismartes, which comes from the worddies Martisor Mars. Mars is the Roman god of war. In English, Tuesday comes from the Norse God, Tyr, who was also a god of war. Bas...