ladybug
n.
1690s, from lady + bug, n.. The "lady" is the Virgin Mary (compare German cognate Marienkäfer). In Britain, now usually ladybird beetle (1704), through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy.
| 词汇 | ladybug |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary ladybug n. 1690s, from lady + bug, n.. The "lady" is the Virgin Mary (compare German cognate Marienkäfer). In Britain, now usually ladybird beetle (1704), through aversion to the word bug, which there has overtones of sodomy. |
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