英语词汇sos的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

SOS. SOS doesn’t stand for “Save Our Ship,” “Save Our Souls,” or “Stop Other Signals.” The letters, adopted in 1908 by interna- tional agreement, actually mean nothing at all and were chosen only because they are so simple for a wireless operator to re- member and transmit in Morse code—three dits (dots), three dahs (dashes) and three dits ( . . . - - - . . . ). The doctrine of re- semblances suggested this term to hungry G.I.’s during World War II. It is the abbreviation of shit on a shingle, the creamed chipped beef on toast so often served in messhalls. See cqd.

词汇	sos
词源	SOS. SOS doesn’t stand for “Save Our Ship,” “Save Our Souls,” or “Stop Other Signals.” The letters, adopted in 1908 by interna- tional agreement, actually mean nothing at all and were chosen only because they are so simple for a wireless operator to re- member and transmit in Morse code—three dits (dots), three dahs (dashes) and three dits ( . . . - - - . . . ). The doctrine of re- semblances suggested this term to hungry G.I.’s during World War II. It is the abbreviation of shit on a shingle, the creamed chipped beef on toast so often served in messhalls. See cqd.
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