uppercut 的詞源
uppercut(n.)
拳擊中,一種向上揮拳的近身攻擊,起源於1831年,來自 upper + cut(名詞)。也許這個形象是通過在樹幹上向上(以及向下)切割來砍倒一棵樹。
It was on a side hill, and I observed a boy, who appeared to be about fifteen years of age, opposite the house felling a large tree; he had cut a few chips from the under side, and was then making the principal incision on the upper. ... I said to the boy, "Well Sir, I see that you make the upper cut." "That is the true cut," said the boy; "for if you will take the axe and try below, you will find that the tree will crowd down upon your chips, and you can't get it down in double the time." [Theodore Sedgwick, "Hints to My Countrymen," 1826]
它在一個側面的山坡上,我看到一個看起來約十五歲的男孩,站在房子對面砍倒一棵大樹; 他從下面切了幾片木屑,然後在上面做了主要的切口。...我對男孩說:“好吧,先生,我看到你做了上切口。”男孩說:“那是正確的切口,因爲如果你拿着斧頭在下面試試,你會發現樹會壓在你的木屑上,你需要花雙倍的時間才能把它砍倒。”[西奧多·塞奇威克,《給我的同胞的提示》,1826年]
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