起源于1913年的英语单词列表
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jack-hammer(n.)
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key(adj.)
"至关重要的," 1913年,来自 key(n.1)。可能来自或得到了 key move 的加强,在国际象棋中,它是“解决一组问题的第一步”,对于有经验的玩家来说,它打开了看到解决方案如何发展的方式。
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klezmer(n.)
(复数 klezmorim),最早于1913年,最初指“东欧犹太职业音乐家”,源自希伯来语 kley zemer,字面意思为“歌曲容器”,因此指“乐器”。到1966年,它指的是一种旧式的东欧犹太音乐或演奏它的管弦乐队。
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lav(n.)
1913年作为 lavatory 的口语缩写。
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lead-in(n.)
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letter-man(n.)
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make-work
1913年(形容词); 1937年(名词),美国英语,“忙碌的工作,没有价值的活动”,源于动词表达式 to make work(见 make(v.)+ work(n.))。
A big fire devoured a street; "It will make work," I heard my father say; a ship was lost at sea laden with silk, and leather, and cloth; "It will make work," said my father; a reservoir broke jail, and swept the heart of the town away. "It will make work," my mother said; so all human calamities were softened blessings to me; they made "work," and work made wages, and wages made bread and potatoes, and clothes for me. ["The Radical Review," Chicago, Sept. 15, 1883]
一场大火吞噬了一条街道; “这会让人忙起来,”我听到我父亲说; 一艘装满丝绸、皮革和布料的船在海上失踪了; “这会让人忙起来,”我父亲说; 一个水库坍塌了,冲走了城镇的中心。“这会让人忙起来,”我母亲说; 所以所有的人类灾难对我来说都是柔和的祝福; 它们让人“忙起来”,而工作带来了工资,工资带来了面包和土豆,还有衣服。[“The Radical Review”,芝加哥,1883年9月15日]
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maneuverable(adj.)
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match-book(n.)
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motorize(v.)