英文词源
- pitcher
- pitcher: see beaker
- pitcher (n.1)
- "earthen jug," c. 1200, from Old French pichier (12c.), altered from bichier, from Medieval Latin bicarium, probably from Greek bikos "earthen vessel" (see beaker). Pitcher-plant is recorded from 1819; so called for its resemblance.
- pitcher (n.2)
- "one who pitches," 1722, agent noun from pitch (v.1). Originally of one tossing hay into a wagon, etc.; baseball sense first recorded 1845.
中文词源
来自古法语pichier,壶，罐，来自拉丁语bicarium,来自希腊语bikos,陶制容器，词源同beaker.拼写可能受pitch影响。
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