英语词汇land of nod的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	land of nod
词源	land of Nod. Jonathan Swift, as fond of puns as the next man and better at them than most, is responsible for this expression meaning “the land of sleep.” In his Polite Conversation (1738) Swift wrote that he was “going into the land of Nod,” that is, go- ing to sleep. The land of Nod, which suggests the nodding of a sleepy head, was a pun on the “land of Nod” or “land of wan- dering,” the place where Cain was exiled after he slew Abel (Gen. 4:16).
随便看	donnelly donner lake donner pass donnybrook donorcycle do-nothing congress don’t amount to a poot in a windstorm don’t blow a gasket don’t bogart that joint don’t change horses in midstream don’t come the acid don’t count on rain when it-s needed ‘til it-s floatin’ chips up around your belly button don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched don’t do anything i wouldn’t do don’t even think about it don’t fence me in don’t fix it if it-s not broke don’t get your bowels in an uproar don’t get your knickers in a twist don’t give a rap don’t give holy things to hounds don’t give up the ship don’t go shootin’ all the dogs ’cause one has fleas don’t go to the bad for the shadow of an ass don’t have a clue

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