英[hæm]美[hæm]
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hammer n.锤子
词源词缀法
来自古英语hamm，膝弯，膝盖骨，词源同hamstring,Hamburg.引申词义大腿，猪大腿肉，火腿。词义拙劣演员来自1880年美国滑稽歌舞剧The Ham-fat man，因其无聊过火的表演而得名。词义业余广播员来自amateur radio，出于自嘲的意味缩写成ham.从词源上讲，英语单词ham指的是“弯曲部位”。它来自原始日耳曼语kham-(弯曲的）。直到16世纪前，这个词指的都是“膝盖背后的弯曲部位”。单词hamstring(腿筋）就显示了ham的原始含义。从16世纪中叶开始，该词含义逐渐发生变化。先是指“大腿背面”，后变成“大腿”。到17世纪时，它的含义己经变成“用猪等牲畜的大腿腌制加工而成的肉制品”，相当于中国的火腿。
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小知识
Ham is a type of pork, or meat that comes from a pig. If you order a ham sandwich at a deli, you'll get a pile of thinly-sliced meat between two slices of bread.
Most ham is preserved in some way, either smoked or salted, and traditionally this meat comes from a hog's hind legs. For many people who celebrate Easter, ham is a typical main dish. Ham, defined in the 1630s as “meat from the hind leg of a pig,” comes from the Old English hamm, “hollow or bend of the knee.” If you're a performer described as a ham, it means your acting is way too theatrical or exaggerated.
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ham的基本意思是“火腿；火腿肉”，是用猪的后腿腌制的一种食品。也可作动物的“后腿，臀部”解，引申可指“表演得非常糟糕的表演者”，此时可用作定语修饰另一名词。