英语词汇dicing的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	dicing
词源	dicing. An expression from auto racing meaning “to jockey for position on the track.” The term originated in England in the 1950s, and has its origins in the old melodramatic expres- sion dicing with death, taking great chances.
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