英语词汇little rhody的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	little rhody
词源	Little Rhody. A nickname for Rhode Island first recorded in 1851. Rhode Island is also called the Plantation State, in reference to its official name, the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. Its nickname the Lively Experiment State comes from its 1663 charter, which promised to “. . . hold forth a lively experi- ment . . . with a full liberty in religious concernment.”
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