| 词汇 | ambush |
| 词源 | ambush [ME] Ambush is from Old French embusche, based on late Latin inboscare from ‘in’ and boscus ‘wood’ also source of bush [ME] and bosky [L16th]. It also gave French bouquet ‘clump of trees’, which entered English meaning ‘bunch of flowers’ [E18th]. The use of bouquet for the aroma from wine dates from the mid 19th century. |
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