英语词汇badger的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

badger; badger game. Badger baiting consisted of putting a badger in a barrel or hole and setting dogs on him to “worry him out”; the cruel process was repeated several times until the animal died. The ancient “sport” gave us the phrase to badger, to worry or tease, even though the dogs, not the badger, did the badgering. Centuries later badger was applied to the badger game by American confidence men and women. Commonly the woman member of the team in this con game pretends to fall for her victim and goes to bed with him. While they are having sex, the male member of the team surprises them, play- ing the part of the outraged husband. The victim is badgered by the “husband,” who finally agrees to accept money as compen- sation for the wrong done him. It is sometimes months before the victim realizes he is being black-mailed, and even then he often keeps on making payments to avoid publicity. Figurative- ly, the expression badger game is used to indicate any deception for personal or political gain. See brave as a badger.

词汇	badger
词源	badger; badger game. Badger baiting consisted of putting a badger in a barrel or hole and setting dogs on him to “worry him out”; the cruel process was repeated several times until the animal died. The ancient “sport” gave us the phrase to badger, to worry or tease, even though the dogs, not the badger, did the badgering. Centuries later badger was applied to the badger game by American confidence men and women. Commonly the woman member of the team in this con game pretends to fall for her victim and goes to bed with him. While they are having sex, the male member of the team surprises them, play- ing the part of the outraged husband. The victim is badgered by the “husband,” who finally agrees to accept money as compen- sation for the wrong done him. It is sometimes months before the victim realizes he is being black-mailed, and even then he often keeps on making payments to avoid publicity. Figurative- ly, the expression badger game is used to indicate any deception for personal or political gain. See brave as a badger.
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