干货贴!都是礼物,gift和present有什么区别?
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Gift">Gift</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Germanic">Germanic</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="given">given</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dowry">dowry</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="Present">Present</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span>." <span word="A">A</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="onward">onward</span>.</p><p><span word="Gift">Gift</span>和<span word="present">present</span>来源于不同语系。<span word="Gift">Gift</span>来自古日耳曼语,是“给予”的意思。原来指代“给”这个行为,后来就演变为“所给的东西”。在古英语中,<span word="Gift">Gift</span>指的是给新娘父母的彩礼。而<span word="present">present</span>来源于法语,意思是“递交、献上、赠送”的意思。<span word="A">A</span> <span word="present">present</span>就是所赠送或授予的东西。从13世纪开始,这两个词都表示的是,在不要求付款的前提下,一件东西的所有权发生了转移。</p>
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