英语词汇battle-ax的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

battle-ax. It took over 600 years for someone to think of this description of a domineering, sharp-tempered wife. Battle-axes were used at least since the Bronze Age, and were so named in the Middle Ages, most of them fearsome weapons that could fell a man with a single blow. Long after the lethal weapons were made obsolete by firearms, they remained a favorite of collectors and were displayed in museums. But it wasn’t until the early years of this century that someone, possibly a vaudev- ille comedian, compared his warring wife to an old battle-ax. The expression is still used, often in a humorous, affectionate way. Old battle-ax, as slang for a strong man who is disliked and considered mean, has passed out of use.

词汇	battle-ax
词源	battle-ax. It took over 600 years for someone to think of this description of a domineering, sharp-tempered wife. Battle-axes were used at least since the Bronze Age, and were so named in the Middle Ages, most of them fearsome weapons that could fell a man with a single blow. Long after the lethal weapons were made obsolete by firearms, they remained a favorite of collectors and were displayed in museums. But it wasn’t until the early years of this century that someone, possibly a vaudev- ille comedian, compared his warring wife to an old battle-ax. The expression is still used, often in a humorous, affectionate way. Old battle-ax, as slang for a strong man who is disliked and considered mean, has passed out of use.
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