英语词汇lean over backwards的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

lean over backwards. Judicial reforms in 18th-century En- gland brought the appointment of many judges sensitive to the civil rights of accused persons, in marked contrast to older judges notorious for favoring or “leaning” toward the crown. The new justices were said to lean over backwards toward the accused and away from the crown or prosecution, in judging cases. In order to prove how honest, fair, and disinterested they were, despite their connections with the government, they went beyond the normal and expected. Fall over back- wards means the same and two inches beyond upright is a syno- nym for “excessive rectitude” that should be heard more than it is.

词汇	lean over backwards
词源	lean over backwards. Judicial reforms in 18th-century En- gland brought the appointment of many judges sensitive to the civil rights of accused persons, in marked contrast to older judges notorious for favoring or “leaning” toward the crown. The new justices were said to lean over backwards toward the accused and away from the crown or prosecution, in judging cases. In order to prove how honest, fair, and disinterested they were, despite their connections with the government, they went beyond the normal and expected. Fall over back- wards means the same and two inches beyond upright is a syno- nym for “excessive rectitude” that should be heard more than it is.
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