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- Samson[Samson 词源字典]
- masc. proper name, Biblical strong-man (Judges xiii-xvi), from Late Latin, from Greek Sampson, from Hebrew Shimshon, probably from shemesh "sun." As a generic name for a man of great strength, attested from 1565. Samsonite, proprietary name for a make of luggage, is 1939, by Shwayder Bros. Inc., Denver, U.S.[Samson etymology, Samson origin, 英语词源]
- black plague
- "= Black Death", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Sampson Price (d. 1630), Church of England clergyman and religious writer. From black + plague.