throw in the towel 的词源
throw in the towel(v.)
“承认失败”,1901年(澳大利亚英语),源自拳击的比喻用法。更早期,在字面上的擂台意义上,作为 throw the towel(1907年),throw up the towel(1894年)。
[A trainer] was so impressed by the fact that Sharkey was knocked out that after the sailor was down six seconds he started to throw up his towel to indicate Sharkey's surrender. [news wire account of testimony in Fitsimmons-Sharkey case, December 11, 1896]
[一位训练师] 对沙基被击倒的事实印象深刻,以至于在水手倒下六秒后,他开始举起他的毛巾以表示沙基的投降。[Fitsimmons-Sharkey案证词的新闻电报报道,1895年12月11日]
分享 "throw in the towel"
中文翻译由AI生成。查看原文,请访问: Etymology, origin and meaning of throw in the towel
热搜词汇
在 throw in the towel 附近的词典条目