英语词汇quirk of fate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	quirk of fate
词源	quirk of fate. A sudden twist or turn of fate, as in “He lost his fortune by a quirk of fate.” The word quirk is of uncertain ori- gin, but may have originally been an English western dialect word for a sudden flourish or curve in drawing or writing. It also came to mean a peculiarity in action or behavior (Shake- speare used it in this sense), and an evasion or quibble.
随便看	what the dickens what the hey what time does the next swan leave what we gave we have what we have here is failure to communicate what will be will be wheatear wheat germ wheel wheelbarrow fashion wheeler dealer when a dog bites a man when chickens have teeth when hemp is spun england-s done when in doubt win the trick when in rome do as the romans do when it hits the fan when my ship comes in when one door shuts another opens when the cat-s away the mice will play when the cocqcigrues come when the going gets tough the tough get going when the rubber hits the road when the shit hits the fan when the world grows honest

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