英语词汇fuss and feathers的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

fuss and feathers. Nonsense over nothing at all. The expres- sion dates back to the 19th century, a time when Old Fuss and Feathers was the nickname of U.S. general Winfield Scott, a very vain man, all 300 pounds of him. Scott, a genuine Ameri- can hero and a general from the War of 1812 through the Civil War, was said to love himself, food, and wine—in that order. Dressed to the nines in his splendid self-designed gold-braided uniform and plumed hat, he was “almost a parade by himself ” as he waddled down the street. As a contemporary put it: “What a wonderful mixture of gasconade, ostentation, fuss, feathers, bluster and genuine soldierly talent and courage is this same Winfield Scott.” See great scott!

词汇	fuss and feathers
词源	fuss and feathers. Nonsense over nothing at all. The expres- sion dates back to the 19th century, a time when Old Fuss and Feathers was the nickname of U.S. general Winfield Scott, a very vain man, all 300 pounds of him. Scott, a genuine Ameri- can hero and a general from the War of 1812 through the Civil War, was said to love himself, food, and wine—in that order. Dressed to the nines in his splendid self-designed gold-braided uniform and plumed hat, he was “almost a parade by himself ” as he waddled down the street. As a contemporary put it: “What a wonderful mixture of gasconade, ostentation, fuss, feathers, bluster and genuine soldierly talent and courage is this same Winfield Scott.” See great scott!
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