英语词汇lickety split的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

lickety split. Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms (1859) de- fines lickety split as “very fast, headlong; synonymous with the equally elegant phrase ‘full chisel.’ ” Today lickety split is only heard infrequently and it is folksy rather than “elegant.” The lick in the phrase is probably associated with speed because of the rapidity with which the tongue moves in the mouth, and split is perhaps associated with “split second.” The Puritans used the phrase, but it wasn’t very popular until the mid-19th century. Lickety cut, lickety switch, lickety click, lickety liver, and lickety brindle were variations on the expression.

词汇	lickety split
词源	lickety split. Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms (1859) de- fines lickety split as “very fast, headlong; synonymous with the equally elegant phrase ‘full chisel.’ ” Today lickety split is only heard infrequently and it is folksy rather than “elegant.” The lick in the phrase is probably associated with speed because of the rapidity with which the tongue moves in the mouth, and split is perhaps associated with “split second.” The Puritans used the phrase, but it wasn’t very popular until the mid-19th century. Lickety cut, lickety switch, lickety click, lickety liver, and lickety brindle were variations on the expression.
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