| 词汇 | yarn |
| 词源 | yarn. To spin a yarn was originally naval slang dating back to the early 19th century for “to tell a long, often incredible story.” Its obvious source is the yarn lofts ashore where yarn was spun to supply ships with rope, work that took a long time and in which the threads of a rope were interwoven like the elements of a good story. Eventually yarn became a synonym for a story or tale itself. |
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