英语词汇40-shilling word的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	40-shilling word
词源	40-shilling word. In days long past, Jamaicans could be fined 40 shillings if they uttered a “dirty word” in public (and a good deal more if they issued a string of obscenities). This led to the term 40-shilling word for any indecent expression.
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