英语词汇a needle in a haystack的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	a needle in a haystack
词源	a needle in a haystack. The proverb is usually heard as look- ing for a needle in a haystack, which means performing an al- most impossible feat. The workhorse saying dates back to the middle of the 16th century and is still often heard today.
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