英语词汇leg的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	leg
词源	leg [ME] Leg took over from the Old English shank. It is from Old Norse legg. The use of leg for a short section (leg of a journey) found from the 1920s, has developed from the nautical application of the term in the early 17th century when it described a short rope branching out into two or more parts.
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