英语词汇ferret的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ferret
词源	ferret. This domesticated polecat has been much used over the centuries to drive rats and rabbits from their burrows, thus giving us expressions like to ferret out the facts. The animal, however, takes its name from the Latin fur, “thief,” probably be- cause it had a bad reputation for killing and stealing domestic fowl.
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