throw in the towel 的詞源
throw in the towel(v.)
「承認失敗」,1901年(澳大利亞英語),來自拳擊的比喻用法。較早時,在字面上的擂台意義上,作為 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]
[一位訓練師] 對沙基被擊倒的事實印象深刻,以至於在水手倒地六秒後,他開始揚起他的毛巾以表示沙基的投降。[來自Fitsimmons-Sharkey案的新聞電報證詞,1896年12月11日]
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