英语词汇under the hammer的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

under the hammer. The Romans used to stick a spear into the ground on consummating a sale, which led to their expres- sion under the spear, for something sold or about to be sold. By the 18th century the English, having fewer spears around, were using the expression under the hammer for something on the auction block, anything from a painting to an entire estate. The hammer in the phrase is of course in reference to the small wooden hammer or gavel that an auctioneer brings down when a bid on an item has been accepted.

词汇	under the hammer
词源	under the hammer. The Romans used to stick a spear into the ground on consummating a sale, which led to their expres- sion under the spear, for something sold or about to be sold. By the 18th century the English, having fewer spears around, were using the expression under the hammer for something on the auction block, anything from a painting to an entire estate. The hammer in the phrase is of course in reference to the small wooden hammer or gavel that an auctioneer brings down when a bid on an item has been accepted.
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