英语词汇short-list的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	short-list
词源	short-list. To be put on a list of people most likely to be cho- sen for something, a list that has been winnowed from a longer one. For example, several novels are short-listed each year for Britain’s prestigious Booker Prize and from this short list a winner is selected. The expression is not a new one, dating back about 75 years.
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