英语词汇wild card的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	wild card
词源	wild card. The term wild card has been known in card games since the early 16th century, meaning “a card whose value is determined by the players in a particular game.” Since then it has taken on special meanings in several sports, including ten- nis and football, and has come to mean generally anything out- side of the normal rules or categories, an unpredictable person, thing, or event.
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