| 词汇 | fire-eater |
| 词源 | fire-eater. An often violent, always uncompromising believer. The expression has its roots in the southern cause before and during the Civil War, the term dating back to the 1840s. Anon- ymous doggerel of the day described the fire-eaters: Down in a small Palmetto State the curious ones may find A ripping, tearing gentleman, of an uncommon kind, A staggering, swaggering sort of chap who takes his whisky straight And frequently condemns his eyes to that ultimate vengeance which a clergyman of high-standing has assured must be a sinner’s fate; This South Carolina gentleman, one of the present time. |
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