英语词汇widow的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	widow
词源	Widow. The Widow is often encountered in literature as slang for champagne, the words a translation of the name of the ex- cellent Veuve Cliquot brand. This usage dates back to Victorian times, when the widow was also slang for “the gallows.” A real Widow Cliquot may have run the brand’s vineyard.
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