英语词汇wildcat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	wildcat
词源	wildcat. A wildcat venture, such as a wildcat oil well, is gen- erally a speculative one. The word wildcat here comes from the term wildcat bank, which originally referred to a Michigan bank that went bankrupt in the 1830s and had on its banknotes a prominent picture of a panther or wildcat.
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