《命名先知》
Naming Seers
最初于2015年8月10日发布于pottermore
Originally published on on pottermore Aug10th 2015
原文:JK罗琳
翻译:嘻嘻呵呵(豆瓣)
搬运:秋天以北🍁
原文链接:https://www.douban.com/note/703058215/
巫师父母给他们的孩子起的名字千差万别,有的是麻瓜的名字(像詹姆斯、哈利、罗纳德),有的带有明显的个人喜好或者命运寄托(像谢诺菲留斯[注1]、莱姆斯[注2]、阿莱克托[注3])。
一些巫师起名时遵循家族传统。比如布莱克家族喜欢给后代取星星和星座的名字(这在许多人看来非常契合他们的高贵志向与自豪感),像波特和韦斯莱这些巫师家族只是单纯地给他们的孩子选一个他们最喜欢的名字,并没有刻意去遵守什么传统。
魔法社会的某一阶层会遵循祖先的做法,去向取名先知请教,先知会预言孩子的未来并给孩子起个合适的名字,通常也会得到一大笔金子。
这么做的人已经越来越少了。许多父母更愿意“让他/她探寻自己的道路”,出于善意他们并不喜欢过早知道关于天资能力、缺陷以及最糟糕的灾难的暗示。父母们在见完取名先知回家的路上经常会感到莫名的焦虑,但愿他们不曾听到先知关于他们孩子个性或未来的预言。
注1:谢诺菲留斯(Xenophilius),前缀来自希腊语“xénos(ξένος)”,意思是“奇怪的,陌生人”;词缀“-phil-”通常表示“某种吸引力,对某事物的亲和力、热爱”,来自于古希腊语“philia(φιλία)”,意思是“爱,喜爱”,译注。
注2:莱姆斯(Remus),来自于罗马狼孩的传说。在这个罗马神话里,罗慕路斯(Romulus)和莱姆斯是双胞胎兄弟,他们由一只母狼喂养长大。在建造日后的罗马城时,兄弟二人起了争执,罗慕路斯杀死了莱姆斯,并用自己的名字命名了这座城市。罗琳在Pottermore上写的《莱姆斯•卢平》一文中,莱姆斯是家中独子,他并没有名叫罗慕路斯的兄弟,不过,在波特瞭望站中卢平曾使用Romulus作为自己的代号(很遗憾人民文学出版社将卢平的代号翻译成了“老将”)。另外,卢平(Lupin)这个姓氏来源于“lupine”一词,意思是“狼的,狼一般的”,而“lupine”来自拉丁文“lupīnus”(狼一般的)和“lupus”(狼),译注。
注3:阿莱克托(Alecto),来自古希腊语“Alēktṓ(Ἀληκτώ)”,字面上是“不能缓解的或源源不绝的愤怒”之意,在希腊神话中,阿莱克托是复仇三女神(Erinyes或 Furies)之一,译注。
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A very great variety of first names are given to childrenby their wizard parents, some of them being what we might think of as Mugglenames (e.g. James, Harry, Ronald), others giving a distinct flavour of thepersonality or destiny of the bearer (e.g. Xenophilius, Remus, Alecto).
Some wizards have a family tradition of names. The Blackfamily, for instance, like to name their offspring after stars andconstellations (which many would say suits their lofty ambition and pride).Other wizarding families (like the Potters and the Weasleys) simply pick theirfavourite names for their children, and leave it at that.
A certain sector of magical society, however, follows theancient wizarding practice of consulting a Naming Seer, who (usually for ahefty payment of gold) will predict the child’s future and suggest anappropriate moniker.
This practice is becoming increasingly rare. Many parentsprefer to ‘let him/her find his/her own way’, and dislike (with good reason)receiving premature hints of aptitude, limitations or, at worst, catastrophe.Mothers and fathers have often fretted themselves silly on the way home fromthe Naming Seer, wishing that they had not heard the Seer’s predictions abouttheir child’s personality or future.
Naming Seers
最初于2015年8月10日发布于pottermore
Originally published on on pottermore Aug10th 2015
原文:JK罗琳
翻译:嘻嘻呵呵(豆瓣)
搬运:秋天以北🍁
原文链接:https://www.douban.com/note/703058215/
巫师父母给他们的孩子起的名字千差万别,有的是麻瓜的名字(像詹姆斯、哈利、罗纳德),有的带有明显的个人喜好或者命运寄托(像谢诺菲留斯[注1]、莱姆斯[注2]、阿莱克托[注3])。
一些巫师起名时遵循家族传统。比如布莱克家族喜欢给后代取星星和星座的名字(这在许多人看来非常契合他们的高贵志向与自豪感),像波特和韦斯莱这些巫师家族只是单纯地给他们的孩子选一个他们最喜欢的名字,并没有刻意去遵守什么传统。
魔法社会的某一阶层会遵循祖先的做法,去向取名先知请教,先知会预言孩子的未来并给孩子起个合适的名字,通常也会得到一大笔金子。
这么做的人已经越来越少了。许多父母更愿意“让他/她探寻自己的道路”,出于善意他们并不喜欢过早知道关于天资能力、缺陷以及最糟糕的灾难的暗示。父母们在见完取名先知回家的路上经常会感到莫名的焦虑,但愿他们不曾听到先知关于他们孩子个性或未来的预言。
注1:谢诺菲留斯(Xenophilius),前缀来自希腊语“xénos(ξένος)”,意思是“奇怪的,陌生人”;词缀“-phil-”通常表示“某种吸引力,对某事物的亲和力、热爱”,来自于古希腊语“philia(φιλία)”,意思是“爱,喜爱”,译注。
注2:莱姆斯(Remus),来自于罗马狼孩的传说。在这个罗马神话里,罗慕路斯(Romulus)和莱姆斯是双胞胎兄弟,他们由一只母狼喂养长大。在建造日后的罗马城时,兄弟二人起了争执,罗慕路斯杀死了莱姆斯,并用自己的名字命名了这座城市。罗琳在Pottermore上写的《莱姆斯•卢平》一文中,莱姆斯是家中独子,他并没有名叫罗慕路斯的兄弟,不过,在波特瞭望站中卢平曾使用Romulus作为自己的代号(很遗憾人民文学出版社将卢平的代号翻译成了“老将”)。另外,卢平(Lupin)这个姓氏来源于“lupine”一词,意思是“狼的,狼一般的”,而“lupine”来自拉丁文“lupīnus”(狼一般的)和“lupus”(狼),译注。
注3:阿莱克托(Alecto),来自古希腊语“Alēktṓ(Ἀληκτώ)”,字面上是“不能缓解的或源源不绝的愤怒”之意,在希腊神话中,阿莱克托是复仇三女神(Erinyes或 Furies)之一,译注。
(如有侵权,即刻删除)
A very great variety of first names are given to childrenby their wizard parents, some of them being what we might think of as Mugglenames (e.g. James, Harry, Ronald), others giving a distinct flavour of thepersonality or destiny of the bearer (e.g. Xenophilius, Remus, Alecto).
Some wizards have a family tradition of names. The Blackfamily, for instance, like to name their offspring after stars andconstellations (which many would say suits their lofty ambition and pride).Other wizarding families (like the Potters and the Weasleys) simply pick theirfavourite names for their children, and leave it at that.
A certain sector of magical society, however, follows theancient wizarding practice of consulting a Naming Seer, who (usually for ahefty payment of gold) will predict the child’s future and suggest anappropriate moniker.
This practice is becoming increasingly rare. Many parentsprefer to ‘let him/her find his/her own way’, and dislike (with good reason)receiving premature hints of aptitude, limitations or, at worst, catastrophe.Mothers and fathers have often fretted themselves silly on the way home fromthe Naming Seer, wishing that they had not heard the Seer’s predictions abouttheir child’s personality or future.