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英文的博物馆(Museum)一词源自希腊语缪斯庵(Museion)。缪斯庵是祭祀希腊文艺女神缪斯的祭坛或神殿,因此后人把博物馆称做缪斯的遗产。
The English word for Museum is derived from the Greek Museion. Muse Temple is the sacrificial altar or shrine of the Muse of the Greek goddess of literature and art, so future generations call the museum a legacy of muse.