英语词汇rubber match的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

rubber match. A rubber match or rubber game or simply rubber in any sport means a deciding contest between two tied opponents. The term dates back to the late 16th century but no one seems certain of its etymology or in what sport it originat- ed. The expression was not used in card games until the mid 18th century and the earliest recorded use of it appears to be a 1599 reference, cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, to the game of bowls. The word rubber in the term seems to derive from a word of unknown origin, not the resilient substance called “rubber” or the verb “to rub.”

词汇	rubber match
词源	rubber match. A rubber match or rubber game or simply rubber in any sport means a deciding contest between two tied opponents. The term dates back to the late 16th century but no one seems certain of its etymology or in what sport it originat- ed. The expression was not used in card games until the mid 18th century and the earliest recorded use of it appears to be a 1599 reference, cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, to the game of bowls. The word rubber in the term seems to derive from a word of unknown origin, not the resilient substance called “rubber” or the verb “to rub.”
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