當你看到 ❤️ 心型符號時，你是否曾想過：為何這個全球熟悉的符號，與真實的「心臟器官」形狀相去甚遠？
✅The Symbolic Heart vs. The Anatomical Heart
（心形符號 vs. 解剖學上的心臟）
The familiar heart symbol ❤️—with its rounded top and pointed base—has surprisingly little to do with the actual anatomy of the human heart. Its origins are a blend of metaphor, myth, and artistic stylization.
（當代常見的「心形符號」❤️——圓潤的上半部與尖尖的底部——其實與人體的心臟器官形象大相逕庭。它的起源融合了隱喻、神話以及藝術風格的演變。）
✅Ancient Roots
（古代起源）
One theory traces the shape to the seedpod of silphium, a now-extinct plant from North Africa that was widely used as a contraceptive. Its seedpod resembled the modern heart shape and thus became associated with love and sexuality.
（一種理論認為，心形圖案源自北非一種名為 silphium 的植物種莢。這種如今已滅絕的植物，曾被廣泛用作避孕藥，而其種莢的外形酷似現代的心形，因此與愛情與性慾產生聯繫。）
✅Medieval Symbolism
（中世紀象徵）
By the 13th century, the heart symbol began appearing in European art and literature as a representation of romantic love. In the French poem Roman de la poire (1250s), one of the earliest depictions shows a man offering his heart to a woman—though the shape then looked more like a pine cone.
（到了 13 世紀，心形符號開始出現在歐洲的藝術與文學作品中，象徵浪漫之愛。在 1250 年代的法文詩《梨之羅曼史》（Roman de la poire）中，有一幅最早的圖像描繪男子將心獻給女子——不過那時的心形更像松果。）
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✅Philosophical Influence
（哲學影響）
Thinkers such as Aristotle and Galen described the heart as the seat of emotion and life force. Inspired by these ideas, medieval artists created stylized versions that highlighted symmetry and symbolism rather than anatomical accuracy.
（亞里士多德與蓋倫等思想家認為，心臟是情感與生命力的中心。受此理念啟發，中世紀的藝術家繪製了更具對稱性與象徵性的心形，而非追求解剖學上的真實。）
✅Nature & Geometry
（自然與幾何）
The heart shape also resembles ivy or fig leaves, which in antiquity symbolized fidelity and affection. From a geometric perspective, it can be seen as a cardioid—a curve found in nature and art long before it was tied to love.
（心形的形狀也與常春藤或無花果葉相似，而這些植物在古代象徵忠誠與情感。從幾何角度看，它屬於「心形曲線」（cardioid），早在與愛情連結之前，就已在自然與藝術中廣泛出現。）
✅From Biology to Symbolism
（從生理到象徵）
Over time, this abstract and symbolic version of the heart eclipsed its biological counterpart, becoming a universal emblem of emotion, romance, and human connection.
（隨著時間推移，這種抽象而富含象徵性的心形逐漸取代了真實的心臟形象，成為全球通用的情感、浪漫與人際連結的象徵。）
圖片創作: Gemini AI
