英语词汇diehard的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

diehard. The British won the battle of Albuera on May 16, 1811, and although the battle is generally considered a strategic mistake it provided the éspirit de corps that aided Wellington in future battles against Napoleon’s superior forces. The victory was due in large part to the heroic action of the famous British 57th Foot commanded by Colonel William Inglis. His regi- ment, part of a thin line of 1,800 redcoats, occupied an impor- tant strategic position in the small Spanish village and had been pinned down by deadly French fire. “Die hard, fifty- seventh, die hard!” Inglis cried out from where he lay wounded. His men responded. Of 579 troops, 438 were killed or wounded and the regiment passed into legend as the Die Hards. Later their nickname was used to describe ultraconservative political groups or individuals refusing to change with the times, many of them far less honorable than the 57th.

词汇	diehard
词源	diehard. The British won the battle of Albuera on May 16, 1811, and although the battle is generally considered a strategic mistake it provided the éspirit de corps that aided Wellington in future battles against Napoleon’s superior forces. The victory was due in large part to the heroic action of the famous British 57th Foot commanded by Colonel William Inglis. His regi- ment, part of a thin line of 1,800 redcoats, occupied an impor- tant strategic position in the small Spanish village and had been pinned down by deadly French fire. “Die hard, fifty- seventh, die hard!” Inglis cried out from where he lay wounded. His men responded. Of 579 troops, 438 were killed or wounded and the regiment passed into legend as the Die Hards. Later their nickname was used to describe ultraconservative political groups or individuals refusing to change with the times, many of them far less honorable than the 57th.
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