英语词汇eight ball的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

eight ball. In a version of rotation sometimes called Kelly pool, players must sink all 15 balls in numerical order, except for the black eight ball, which must be pocketed last. Further- more, if a player hits the eight ball with the cue ball prematurely, he loses points. Thus anyone who makes a shot and finds the cue ball behind or very close to the eight ball is in a difficult po- sition, for unless he makes a difficult cushion shot, he’ll proba- bly hit the eight ball when he shoots and be penalized. From this hazardous position in Kelly pool came the expression meaning to be “in an unfortunate position with little or no hope of winning, to be up the creek, out of luck.” It seems to be black poolroom slang from about 1920. The later eight ball for a maladjusted or inefficient person derives from the phrase (such a person is always behind the eight ball), with some help from the armed services “Section 8” discharge for mental instability in World War II.

词汇	eight ball
词源	eight ball. In a version of rotation sometimes called Kelly pool, players must sink all 15 balls in numerical order, except for the black eight ball, which must be pocketed last. Further- more, if a player hits the eight ball with the cue ball prematurely, he loses points. Thus anyone who makes a shot and finds the cue ball behind or very close to the eight ball is in a difficult po- sition, for unless he makes a difficult cushion shot, he’ll proba- bly hit the eight ball when he shoots and be penalized. From this hazardous position in Kelly pool came the expression meaning to be “in an unfortunate position with little or no hope of winning, to be up the creek, out of luck.” It seems to be black poolroom slang from about 1920. The later eight ball for a maladjusted or inefficient person derives from the phrase (such a person is always behind the eight ball), with some help from the armed services “Section 8” discharge for mental instability in World War II.
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