stonewall 的意思
阻碍; 拒绝合作; 拖延
stonewall 的词源
stonewall(n.)
也作 stone wall,中古英语 ston-wal “由石头或砖石建成的墙壁或壁垒”,源自古英语 stanwalle;参见 stone (n.) + wall (n.)。作为南方联盟将军托马斯·杰克逊(1824-1863)的绰号,1861年在第一次布尔伦战役中授予, supposedly by Gen. Bernard Bee,敦促他的旅围绕杰克逊集结,杰克逊“像石墙一样站立”。Bee在战斗中被杀;关于这个绰号的记载在战斗后的四天内出现在南方报纸上。
On the face of it this account has no character of authenticity, and the words ascribed to Bee smack less of the battlefield than of the editorial sanctum. ... It seems inherently probable that something was said by somebody, during or immediately after the battle, that likened Jackson or his men or both to a stone wall. [R.M. Johnston, "Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics," Boston, 1913]
从表面上看,这个说法没有真实性的特征,归功于Bee的话语听起来更像是编辑室的产物,而不是战场的真实记录。……在战斗期间或战斗后立即,有人说过某些事情,将杰克逊或他的士兵或两者比作石墙,这似乎是内在的可能性。[R.M. Johnston, "Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics," Boston, 1913]
stonewall(v.)
“持续阻挡,妨碍”,在体育中使用始于1889年;到1914年在政治上也出现了类似用法(指通过长篇演讲、拖延回复等方式进行阻挠),这源于stonewall(名词)在1876年的比喻性用法,意指“阻碍行为”。相关词汇包括Stonewalled(已被阻挠)和stonewalling(阻挠中),在《世纪词典》中被定义为“通过拖延发言、提出技术性异议等方式进行的议会阻挠”,并被指出最初源自澳大利亚。
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