英语词汇fox hunt的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	fox hunt
词源	fox hunt. British wit Oscar Wilde defined a fox hunt as “The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.” Whenever an En- glishman goes after foxes, he goes on a “fox hunt.” A hunting expedition on which small game such as birds and rabbits are shot is called a “shoot.”
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