英语词汇loaded for bear的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	loaded for bear
词源	loaded for bear. Ready for anything, well prepared, heavily armed. “Loaded for b-ar,” as the expression was often pro- nounced, probably goes back to American pioneers hunting in the forests where they had to carry guns loaded with ammuni- tion powerful enough to kill a bear, the most dangerous beast they might encounter. The phrase was first recorded, however, in 1875. Today it can also mean “very drunk.”
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