英语词汇laugher的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	laugher
词源	laugher. A game in any sport in which one side wins by a huge margin is called a laugher, because such a lopsided victory is a laughing matter (at least to the winning team). The expres- sion may have originated in baseball.
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