PARK 兩個意思的由來

Question

英文中，一個字常常有多個意思，這些意思多半是有關連性的。PARK 這個字至少有兩個意思，一個是名詞：公園，另一個是動詞：停車。我的問題是，這兩個意思是相互衍生而來的呢？或是從不同的來源而產生的呢？

Answer 1

Best Answer

A very interesting question, below is what listed

in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, it appears the noun comes from

Medieval Latin and verb is derived from the noun.

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old French parc enclosure, from Medieval

Latin parricus

1 a : an enclosed piece of

ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant b :

a tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a

country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation

2 a : a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for

ornament and recreation b : an area maintained in its natural

state as a public property

verb

transitive senses

1 : to enclose in a park

2 a (1) : to bring (a vehicle) to a stop and keep standing at the

edge of a public way (2) : to leave temporarily on a public way or in a

parking lot or garage b : to land and leave (as an airplane) c

: to establish (as a satellite) in orbit

Why do we always

park on the driveway and drive on the parkway?

Source(s): http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Answer 2

喔!喔!喔!

緣他park有這2個意思啊

我都不知道ㄟ，都只知道是公園而已ㄏㄏ

Answer 3

Excellent!! Same as what I can find out.