英语词汇between wind and water的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	between wind and water
词源	between wind and water. Any ship struck by a shell or torpe- do in an area that is between wind and water—that is, damaged in a part of the hull that dips into the water and then rises to the wind when plowing through rough seas—is usually seriously damaged. The expression between wind and water has thus been used since the 16th century to signify hazardous damage in a ship and is used metaphorically to mean an unexpected at- tack on someone.
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