ETYMFORGEapricity
The warmth of the sun in winter
冬日阳光的温暖
Freezing cold. Frost on everything. Then the sun hits your face, and for one second, it's warm.
冷得发抖，到处结着霜。然后，阳光照在你脸上，那一秒，暖了。
Word parts词的构成
The story词源故事
It comes from Latin. Apricus meant warmed by the sun.
它来自拉丁语。apricus 的意思是“被太阳晒暖的”。
The Romans used it for sunny spots, the best places to sit out the cold.
罗马人用它形容向阳的地方，冬天里最适合晒太阳的角落。
An English dictionary recorded it in 1623, and then the word almost disappeared.
1623年，一本英语词典收录了它。后来，这个词几乎消失了。
Only recently have people started bringing it back.
直到最近，人们才把它重新找了回来。
In a sentence用法
We sat on the frozen porch with our eyes closed, soaking up the apricity.
我们坐在结冰的门廊上，闭着眼睛，享受着冬日阳光的温暖。
Summer sun is easy to love. But the warmth you remember is the one that finds you in winter.
夏天的阳光，谁都会爱。但让人记住的温暖，是在冬天找到你的那一束光。
Full transcript完整字幕
Freezing cold. Frost on everything. Then the sun hits your face, and for one second, it's warm.
That warmth has a name.
Apricity.
It comes from Latin. Apricus meant warmed by the sun.
The Romans used it for sunny spots, the best places to sit out the cold.
An English dictionary recorded it in 1623, and then the word almost disappeared.
Only recently have people started bringing it back.
Here's how it sounds in a sentence.
We sat on the frozen porch with our eyes closed, soaking up the apricity.
Your turn. Say it with me: Apricity.
Summer sun is easy to love.
But the warmth you remember is the one that finds you in winter.
冷得发抖，到处结着霜。然后，阳光照在你脸上，那一秒，暖了。
这份冬日的暖意，有它自己的名字。
Apricity，冬日阳光的温暖。
它来自拉丁语。apricus 的意思是“被太阳晒暖的”。
罗马人用它形容向阳的地方，冬天里最适合晒太阳的角落。
1623年，一本英语词典收录了它。后来，这个词几乎消失了。
直到最近，人们才把它重新找了回来。
放进句子里，是这样的：
我们坐在结冰的门廊上，闭着眼睛，享受着冬日阳光的温暖。
轮到你了，跟我一起说：apricity。
夏天的阳光，谁都会爱。
但让人记住的温暖，是在冬天找到你的那一束光。