“AA制”里的“A”,都是什么意思?

Time:July 26, 2024
说到吃饭,你喜欢抢着付钱还是跟朋友AA?

AA这个说法到现在

我们用起来可谓是得心应手,

就好像它就是一个中文词一样。

但你知不知道究竟为什么

用两个A就能表示各自付账呢?

它的真实来源的说法虽然没有考证,

但是也有几个广泛被大众认可的说法。

  01   AA = Algebraic Average

◆ algebraic /ˌældʒɪ'breɪɪk/ adj. 代数的,关于代数学的

意思是“平均到单位人数上,分摊”。可以从字面看出,就是按人头平均分担账单的意思。

也有说是“Arithmetic Average”的缩写的。意思是“算术平均”。也是按人头平均分担账单。

◆arithmetic /ə'rɪθmətɪk/ n. 算术;算法

最早可能是药剂学的人士在用这个说法,因为英语“aa”或“ana”用于药物处方的释义可以为各以等量。根据Chamber's English Dictionary的解释,AA,aa或者a.a.的意思是:(in prescriptions, etc) (in equal quantities of each). Origin: Late Latin "ana", from German, again。意即:(在处方中)各以等量。来自拉丁文ana,起源于德语,“再次”。

02    

A作为英文第一个字母,两个大写的AA也就表示两个都一样大,没有大小之分,所以各自付账。后延伸出“AB”制和"A0/AO"制。“AB”制是指一方负担大部份,一方负担小部分、“A0”制是指一方负担全部账单,因数字“0”和字母“O”外型相近,故亦称“AO”制。

03   AA=All Average

意思是“全部平均”,按人头平均分担账单。

04   AA=All Apart

意思是“全部分开”,各自付账。

05   AA=Acting Appointment

约定行为

16-17世纪时的荷兰和威尼斯,是海上商品贸易和早期资源共享资本主义的发迹之地。终日奔波的意大利、荷兰商人们已衍生出聚时交流讯息、散时各付资费的习俗来。因为商人的流动性很强,一个人请别人的客,被请的人说不定这辈子再也碰不到了,为了大家不吃亏,彼此分摊或分开付费便是最好的选择了。Acting Appointment就指这样一种角色行为方式的约定。据此,在英语中也就逐渐形成了go Dutch的说法来表示这种各付各的行为。也给人留下了荷兰人在付账方面“十分精明,做什么都算的清清楚楚”的印象。

◆ Dutch /dʌtʃ/ adj. 荷兰人的,荷兰的,荷兰语的 n.荷兰;荷兰语;各付各的账

区分:

AA制与go Dutch还是有区别的

AA制是两个人或几个人平均分摊费用;

go Dutch是每个人付自己的那部分费用。

例句:

I'd love to go, but I insist we go Dutch.

我很愿意去,但我坚持我们各付各的。

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