John Thomas(俚)阴茎

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

The slang term John Thomas for the penis is well known but not commonly used in the United States．The origins of John Thomas will probably never be established beyond a doubt，but British folklore，running counter to all known facts，derives the expression from the name of a real man of prodigious dimensions．According to this tale，the expression“John Thomas”dates to the Middle Ages，about 1400．At the time there lived in a Wiltshire village a farmer named John Thomas，whose outlandishly large member constantly attracted attention even when concealed beneath his codpiece．But John Thomas succumbed to the sin of pride．Con fusing astonishment with praise，he took to exhibiting himself to anyone who happened by．Young John was finally tried，hanged，drawn，and quartered—except for the real offender，that is，Puritans being then as theyare still．John Thomas’s memorable member was preserved in an economysize pickle jar，and Barnums of the time toured the countryside exhibiting dead what he had been executed for exhibiting alive．And so，according to the tale，the expression John Thomas became part of the language．The trouble is that no etymologist has traced the expression back farther than 1840．All we have is the legend and the expression．

意义如上所示。该俚语在英国广为使用，但在美国使用不广。该词出处也许永远难以确定，但与所有已知的事实相反，英国民间传说认为该词源于一个身材魁梧的真人的名字。根据此说法，该用语源于大约1400年的中世纪。那时维尔特郡的村子里住着一位名叫约翰·汤姆斯的农民。他那奇大的阴茎即使藏在裤子的盖片之下也不断引起人们的注意。他死于失礼之罪。人们对他硕大的阴茎大加赞扬而使他受宠若惊，他开始向过路人展示自己的阴茎。年轻的约翰最终被审讯，并处以绞刑，然后开膛分尸，而真正犯法的人，即清教徒，却安然无事。约翰·汤姆斯那令人难忘的阴茎被保存在腌菜坛里，被那时的奇人怪物展览者在乡村巡展，演示他是怎样因暴露阴茎而被处死的。根据该传说，John Thomas是因此而进入英语的。问题是没有一位词源学家将该用语追溯到1840年以前。我们所了解的只是传说和这个用语而已。