英语词汇skunk works的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	skunk works
词源	skunk works. A humorous name for a secretive scientific project conducted in a lab or the like. The expression, dating back to 1965, comes from Al Capp’s comic strip Li’l Abner in which his character Big Bill Barnsmell makes moonshine called Kickapoo Joy Juice in his skunk works. See kickapoo joy juice.
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