英语词汇below the belt的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

below the belt; Queensberry rules. Boxing enthusiast John Sholto Douglas, the eighth marquis of Queensberry, put box- ing on a more humane basis in 1867 when he and lightweight boxer John Graham Chambers drew up a code of 12 rules to govern boxing matches that were generally accepted by 1875 and standard throughout England by 1889. The rules instituted many modern features, including the use of gloves, a limited number of three-minute rounds, the 10-second count for a knockout, and the outlawing of wrestling, gouging, and hitting below the belt line on a boxer’s trunk. The Queensberry rules became the basis for all world boxing regulations. The rule that attracted most attention was the one prohibiting hitting below the belt, a practice that had been widely accepted despite the fact that fighters hit in the testicles suffered excruciating pain. Queensberry rules mark the first literal use of the expression, and not long after their formation below the belt was being used figuratively to describe any dirty, unfair methods.

词汇	below the belt
词源	below the belt; Queensberry rules. Boxing enthusiast John Sholto Douglas, the eighth marquis of Queensberry, put box- ing on a more humane basis in 1867 when he and lightweight boxer John Graham Chambers drew up a code of 12 rules to govern boxing matches that were generally accepted by 1875 and standard throughout England by 1889. The rules instituted many modern features, including the use of gloves, a limited number of three-minute rounds, the 10-second count for a knockout, and the outlawing of wrestling, gouging, and hitting below the belt line on a boxer’s trunk. The Queensberry rules became the basis for all world boxing regulations. The rule that attracted most attention was the one prohibiting hitting below the belt, a practice that had been widely accepted despite the fact that fighters hit in the testicles suffered excruciating pain. Queensberry rules mark the first literal use of the expression, and not long after their formation below the belt was being used figuratively to describe any dirty, unfair methods.
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