If you think about how many borrowed words successfully function and take root in the modern Russian language ... We have long ceased to notice the foreign origin of some of them. Others, on the contrary, evoke a whole gamut of emotions when they are heard in the context of a conversation.
Take, for example, theatrical terminology. Most of us consider ourselves to be fully developed people, but think about it, do you know what engineering is.
Where did the word come to us
Even people far from philology can easily determine the origin of a given word. There is something subtle, light, almost soft in it. Quite right, the word came to us from faraway romantic France, where even the most ordinary things get a special, incomparable name and sound.
As is the case with borrowed words, one can think about the meaning of this for a long time, putting forward a variety of assumptions. Someone, hearing the word "engineering", is conducting an association with nudity. Others recall the naturalness, natural beauty and immediacy of youth. The second option is even somewhat close to the truth, but it cannot be fully called true.
The whole world is a theater
The fact is that “engineering” is a term originally associated with spotlights, the stage and burgundy curtains. It was in the theater that it was first applied to a specific phenomenon, after which it migrated to the expanses of world cinema.
So, engineering is a kind of characteristic, a kind of image, tightly connected with the stage worker. In everyday life, we often encounter situations when, at the first meeting with a person, we can guess about his character, attitude, aspirations. So in this case, the engineering is the image of a young, inexperienced girl who is tightly connected with one or another actress.
What does it look like
It is easy to guess that far from all the fair sex are suitable for such a role. A stocky and well-built lady is completely unsuitable for the role of a young lady; this is quite natural.
Inzhenuu is always lightness, subtlety and innocence embodied in the human body. This role is the lot of miniature girls with wide open eyes and great enthusiasm for the world. It is not necessary that the actress be a sixteen-year-old beauty - just a visual resemblance to the described ideal of beauty is enough for this image to become a permanent stage mask.
Was it always like this
In fairness, it is worth noting that engineering is a role that has undergone a number of transformations. For example, at first in this capacity only young girls with a completely defined character could shine, where there is more naivety than anything else. If we recall the “Poor Lisa” of Karamzin, you can clearly imagine this clean image in almost perfect conformity.
Over time, the image began to be transformed, to receive additional shades, and soon the role of engineering was understood as a simpleton, completely not adapted to harsh reality and constantly falling into alterations. It is noteworthy that this meaning is characteristic of the Russian theater tradition. Gradually, the roles began to differentiate, divided into “shy ones”, “simpletons”, “virgins” and gentle “virtuous girls”. Even later, this role ceased to be purely female - young engineers were required on the scene, however, one of his first representatives was Voltaire Candide.
Thus, like any other phenomenon in our lives, the concept of engineering has repeatedly changed. Today we understand it in one way, and maybe in a few years this word, traced from French, will take on a completely different meaning.
Only one thing is clear: no matter how many years have passed, the world will always admire the natural charm, naturalness and ease of the owners of this role.