英语词汇within an ace of的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

within an ace of. Dice, not cards, gave us this expression for “coming as close as one can get,” the “ace” in the phrase refer- ring to the ace, or small point, on a single die. Originally the expression was within ambsace of, “ambsace” being a mispro- nunciation of the Old French for the lowest possible throw in dice—ambes as (“both aces”). But by the 17th century “amb- sace” was further corrupted to “an ace” and the phrase became within an ace of. Ambsace itself was long a figurative term for bad luck. Today snake eyes is better known as the lowest throw in dice.

词汇	within an ace of
词源	within an ace of. Dice, not cards, gave us this expression for “coming as close as one can get,” the “ace” in the phrase refer- ring to the ace, or small point, on a single die. Originally the expression was within ambsace of, “ambsace” being a mispro- nunciation of the Old French for the lowest possible throw in dice—ambes as (“both aces”). But by the 17th century “amb- sace” was further corrupted to “an ace” and the phrase became within an ace of. Ambsace itself was long a figurative term for bad luck. Today snake eyes is better known as the lowest throw in dice.
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