| 词汇 | believe it or not |
| 词源 | believe it or not. Robert Ripley’s (1893–1949) syndicated newspaper column, books, and television show called Believe It Or Not have been with us since 1923 and almost from the be- ginning made this expression a part of the language. Up until his death in 1975 the late Norbert Pearlroth researched most of the material for the column—not in exotic places but in the New York Public Library. |
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