英语词汇uncle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

uncle! To say or cry uncle has since the beginning of this cen- tury meant “to give up, to surrender, to say you’ve had enough.” Apparently it is of schoolboy origin, at least it is most used by schoolboys when fighting, especially when one has another pinned helplessly on the ground. For about 30 years the cry give! has been more common in the New York City area, but one still hears the earlier expression. Why uncle was chosen by kids is anybody’s guess; there probably is no good reason unless a defeated boy originally had to curse his uncle, just as bullies often make their victims curse their mothers and sisters before letting them go. Which is no more than a guess. Cavy! a similar expression not heard anymore, is said to date back to Tudor times, a corruption of the Latin peccavi, meaning “I have sinned, I am wrong.”

词汇	uncle
词源	uncle! To say or cry uncle has since the beginning of this cen- tury meant “to give up, to surrender, to say you’ve had enough.” Apparently it is of schoolboy origin, at least it is most used by schoolboys when fighting, especially when one has another pinned helplessly on the ground. For about 30 years the cry give! has been more common in the New York City area, but one still hears the earlier expression. Why uncle was chosen by kids is anybody’s guess; there probably is no good reason unless a defeated boy originally had to curse his uncle, just as bullies often make their victims curse their mothers and sisters before letting them go. Which is no more than a guess. Cavy! a similar expression not heard anymore, is said to date back to Tudor times, a corruption of the Latin peccavi, meaning “I have sinned, I am wrong.”
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