Pict
英 [pikt]
美
- n. 皮克特人（古时被布立吞人和罗马人赶到苏格兰东部及北部定居的大不列颠人）
英文词源
- Pict (n.)
- an ancient people of Great Britain, late 14c., from Late Latin Picti (late 3c., probably a nickname given them by Roman soldiers), usually taken as derived from picti "painted," but probably ultimately from the Celtic name of the tribe, perhaps Pehta, Peihta, literally "the fighters" (compare Gaulish Pictavi, a different people, who gave the name to the French city of Poitiers). They painted and tattooed themselves, which may have suggested a Roman folk-etymology alteration of the name. The Old English name for the people was Peohtas.
In Scottish folk-lore the Pechts are often represented as a dark pygmy race, or an underground people; and sometimes identified with elves, brownies, or fairies. [OED]
Related: Pictish; Pictland.
双语例句
- 1. Dialogs to save windows as PICT files are now window - modal and accept long filenames.
- 对话框保存为PICT文件窗口现在窗口模式和接受长文件名.
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