Mafia
[‘mæfiə; ‘mɑ:fiɑ:]- n. (意)秘密政党;黑手党
助记提示
1. 音译“玛菲亚”。2. 黑手党的意大利名称是“Mafia”(音译为“玛菲亚”),中国人称其为黑手党,其实Mafia这个词与黑手党的意思没有任何关系。传说,以前的黑手党分子作案后习惯在现场留下一些印记,如一只黑手,交叉的骷髅,因此,中国人习惯称其为黑手党。应该说这个名字比它的意大利原名更形象,更贴切。
3. 同时,Mafia在阿拉伯语中,是“避难地”的意思。即使历史可以推翻重来,流淌着阿拉伯血液的黑手党仍然会在西西里诞生,他们仍然会选择Mafia作他们的标志。
4. Mafia(黑手党)一词起源于1282年3月30日复活节前一天的西西里起义。当一个巴勒莫少女在结婚当天被法国士兵强奸后,西西里开始了疯狂的报复,他们袭击见到的每一个法国人,并提出“Morto Alla Francia, Italia Anela”(意大利文“消灭法国是意大利的渴求”),而Mafia就是这个口号的字母缩写。
中文词源
Mafia 黑手党来自意大利语Mafia,西西里岛秘密罪犯组织,来自西西里语mafia,勇敢,无畏。后词义通用化。
英文词源
mafia (n.)1875, from Italian Mafia "Sicilian secret society of criminals" (the prevailing sense outside Sicily), earlier, "spirit of hostility to the law and its ministers," from Italian (Sicilian) mafia "boldness, bravado," probably from Arabic mahjas "aggressive, boasting, bragging." Or perhaps from Old French mafler "to gluttonize, devour." A member is a mafioso (1870), fem. mafiosa, plural mafiosi.双语例句
1. It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.如果黑手党不插上一脚,那反倒令人奇怪了。来自柯林斯例句
2. The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。来自柯林斯例句
3. The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders.政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。来自柯林斯例句
4. A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.一位内阁大臣因被怀疑与黑手党有关联而受到调查。来自柯林斯例句
5. He was made beholden to the Mafia.他受过黑手党的恩惠。