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marchen的意思

marchen

['merkn]
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marchen

英文词源


marchen (n.)
1871, "German fairy or folk tale," from German Mrchen, "a story or tale," from Middle High German merechyn "short verse narrative," from Old High German mari "news, tale," from Proto-Germanic *mrjo- "renowned, famous, illustrious" (source of Old English mre; see more (adj.)) + diminutive suffix -chen.