| 词汇 | law of the jungle |
| 词源 | law of the jungle. Some people; by words and actions, insist that we still live by the law of the jungle, that is, like animals not governed by the rules of civilization. The term probably dates back to the late 19th century. Law of the prairie, a similar U.S. term, is first recorded in 1823. |
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