英语词汇double in brass的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

double in brass. To be versatile, to be able to do more than one thing well, or to hold two jobs in order to make more money. In its earliest recorded use, the American expression meant to play in a circus act and perform in a circus band as well. It was very common for a circus performer in the 1880s to play in the brass band when not performing as a clown, ac- robat, or equestrian, and it is still sometimes the practice in small one-ring circuses. So to double in brass became circus talk of the day, was adopted by actors to describe an actor playing two parts in the same play, and then passed into gen- eral use.

词汇	double in brass
词源	double in brass. To be versatile, to be able to do more than one thing well, or to hold two jobs in order to make more money. In its earliest recorded use, the American expression meant to play in a circus act and perform in a circus band as well. It was very common for a circus performer in the 1880s to play in the brass band when not performing as a clown, ac- robat, or equestrian, and it is still sometimes the practice in small one-ring circuses. So to double in brass became circus talk of the day, was adopted by actors to describe an actor playing two parts in the same play, and then passed into gen- eral use.
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