tenderfoot 的詞源
tenderfoot(n.)
1866年,美國英語,最初指新來的牧場或礦區的人,來自 tender(形容詞)+ foot(名詞)。在英國通常稱爲 greenhand 的美國等價詞。作爲童子軍的一個等級,記錄於1908年。
Among the Indians, more than half of every sentence is expressed by signs. And miners illustrate their conversation by the various terms used in mining. I have always noticed how clearly these terms conveyed the idea sought. Awkwardness in comprehending this dialect easily reveals that the hearer bears the disgrace of being a "pilgrim," or a "tender-foot," as they style the new emigrant. ["A Year in Montana," Atlantic Monthly, August 1866]
在印第安人中,每個句子超過一半是通過手勢表達的。礦工們用礦業術語來說明他們的對話。我一直注意到這些術語如何清晰地傳達所需的想法。在理解這種方言方面的笨拙很容易揭示出聽者是“朝聖者”或“嫩腳”,正如他們所稱的新移民。["蒙大拿州的一年",大西洋月刊,1866年8月]
Tender-footed(形容詞)“小心謹慎”,最初指馬,記錄於1680年代; 指人,記錄於1854年。
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