英语词汇nickel的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	nickel
词源	nickel. Nickel has stood for a U.S. five-cent piece since 1881, but has never been the official designation for the coin. The coin is so called because it is made partly of nickel. Before nickel was applied to the five-cent piece it was the name for a U.S. nickel penny authorized in 1857 and a nickel three-cent piece. A nickel is also a Canadian English term, from Newfoundland, that means a movie, as in, “We saw a great nickel.” It is so called after a well-known movie theater named the Nickel (a nickelo- dian) in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
随便看	if jesus were alive today he would be at the super bowl if life spare if the glove doesn’t fit you must acquit if the mountain will not come to muhammad muhammad must go to the mountain if you ain’t the lead horse the scenery never changes if you can make it in new york you can make it anywhere if you can’t lick ’em join ’em if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen if you don’t do you’re gonna get done if you don’t like the weather just wait a minute if you need anything just whistle if you peel that onion a little farther if you want god to laugh tell him your plans if you want peace prepare for war if you’ve got the money honey i’ve got the time ignoramus ignorance is bliss ignore i gotta million of ’em i have but one answer i don’t know i have found it i have lost a day i have not yet begun to fight ihs

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