英语词汇annie oakley的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Annie Oakley. Annie Oakley was the stage name of Ohio- born Phoebe Annie Oakley Mozee (1860–1926), star rifle shot with Buffalo Bill’s wild west show. Married at 16, Annie joined Buffalo Bill when 25 and amazed audiences for more than 40 years with her expert marksmanship and trick shoot- ing. Annie once broke 942 glass balls thrown into the air with only 1,000 shots. Her most famous trick was to toss a playing card, usually a five of hearts, into the air and shoot holes through all its pips. The riddled card reminded circus per- formers of their punched meal tickets, which they began to call Annie Oakleys, and the name was soon transferred to free railroad and press passes, both of which were customarily punched with a hole in the center. Today all complimentary passes, punched or not, are called Annie Oakleys, and the ex- pression is also used in yacht racing for a ventilated spinnaker or head sail.

词汇	annie oakley
词源	Annie Oakley. Annie Oakley was the stage name of Ohio- born Phoebe Annie Oakley Mozee (1860–1926), star rifle shot with Buffalo Bill’s wild west show. Married at 16, Annie joined Buffalo Bill when 25 and amazed audiences for more than 40 years with her expert marksmanship and trick shoot- ing. Annie once broke 942 glass balls thrown into the air with only 1,000 shots. Her most famous trick was to toss a playing card, usually a five of hearts, into the air and shoot holes through all its pips. The riddled card reminded circus per- formers of their punched meal tickets, which they began to call Annie Oakleys, and the name was soon transferred to free railroad and press passes, both of which were customarily punched with a hole in the center. Today all complimentary passes, punched or not, are called Annie Oakleys, and the ex- pression is also used in yacht racing for a ventilated spinnaker or head sail.
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