| 词汇 | deuce |
| 词源 | deuce. Deuce for “the devil” may have its origin in the hairy demon of Celtic mythology called the Dus. Other suggestions are the Old German deurse, “a giant,” the Latin expletive Deus!, “My god!,” or the two, or deuce, which is an unlucky throw (snake eyes) in a dice game. Congreve first recorded the ex- pression the deuce take me!, in 1694. Deuce for the number “two” comes from the Latin duos, two. |
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