tinker's damn 的词源
tinker's damn(n.)
“某事轻微且毫无价值”,口语,1813年提出(tinker's d--n;也有 tinker's curse,可能是委婉语;1823年印刷中出现 damn)。参见 tinker (n.)。在诸如 not give 或 care a damn 的短语中是一种强调。它可能保留了对粗俗语言自由和随意使用的声誉,以及对修补匠粗糙工作的贬义声誉。自1877年以来,一种复杂但毫无根据的衍生说法声称第二个词是 dam (n.1)。
"Pugh, how you talk, man," cried a fifth, "fellows in fine coats will do dirtier work than this, when they are put to their shifts." ["]Will they, by G--!" cried a sixth, "then they a'n't worth a pedlar's curse!" "You mean a tinker's curse, friend!" shouted a seventh. [D.W. Paynter, "History and Adventures of Godfrey Ranger," 1813]
“呸,你怎么这么说,伙计,”一个人喊道,“穿着华丽外套的人在被逼迫时会做比这更肮脏的工作。” [“他们会吗,天哪!”一个人喊道,“那他们不值一个小贩的诅咒!”“你是说修补匠的诅咒,朋友!”一个人喊道。 [D.W. Paynter, "History and Adventures of Godfrey Ranger," 1813]
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