时间:2019-02-07 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇


英语课


  从13世纪早期到19世纪中期,爱尔兰都柏林郊区的多尼布鲁克每年要举行一次多尼布鲁克集市(Donnybrook Fair),在集市上人们喝酒、狂欢、大混战,所以这个集市以吵闹而著名。后来,donnybrook就具有了“闹哄哄的殴斗、大混战”的意思。


  根据《牛津英语字典》的解释,donnybrook在1852年第一次出现在印刷品中。具有讽刺意义的是,三年后都柏林却永久废除了尼布鲁克集市,因为很多人抱怨该集市促使人们醉酒并容易引发混乱的行为。


  在今天的英语中,donnybrook不经常用来形容“大混战”的场面,而多指“政治辩论的混乱场面”。


 









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