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.
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