英语词汇upper crust的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

upper crust. “Kutt the upper crust [of the loaf] for your souerayne [sovereign],” an arbiter of good manners wrote in about 1460. He was referring to the old custom, or proper eti- quette, of slicing the choice top crust off a loaf of bread and pre- senting it to the king or the ranking noble at the table. This prac- tice led to the expression upper crust, for “rich or important people,” those who ate the upper crust, though this meaning isn’t recorded until the mid-19th century. See also upper class.

词汇	upper crust
词源	upper crust. “Kutt the upper crust [of the loaf] for your souerayne [sovereign],” an arbiter of good manners wrote in about 1460. He was referring to the old custom, or proper eti- quette, of slicing the choice top crust off a loaf of bread and pre- senting it to the king or the ranking noble at the table. This prac- tice led to the expression upper crust, for “rich or important people,” those who ate the upper crust, though this meaning isn’t recorded until the mid-19th century. See also upper class.
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