英语词汇bite the bullet的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bite the bullet
词源	bite the bullet. The cartridge used in the 1850s British En- field rifle had a paper tube, the end of which riflemen had to bite off to expose the powder to the spark. A rifleman doing this had to remain calm when reloading in the midst of a bat- tle, giving rise to the expression to bite the bullet, to stand firm while under attack. Another theory, however, has the expres- sion deriving from the bullet patients bit to alleviate pain when they were operated on without aid of an anesthetic.
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