英语词汇goldbrick的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

goldbrick. Con men working Western mining properties to- ward the end of the 19th century sometimes sold gullible inves- tors lead or iron bricks coated with gold paint, representing them as the real thing. One Patrick Burke of St. Louis is record- ed as having paid $3,700 for such a “gold” brick in 1887. This all-too-common confidence scheme gave the name goldbrick to any swindle or fakery. Later, soldiers picked up the expression and used the phrase to goldbrick in its present meaning of avoiding work or shirking duty. The phrase is first recorded in 1914 in this sense, applied to army lieutenants appointed from civilian life.

词汇	goldbrick
词源	goldbrick. Con men working Western mining properties to- ward the end of the 19th century sometimes sold gullible inves- tors lead or iron bricks coated with gold paint, representing them as the real thing. One Patrick Burke of St. Louis is record- ed as having paid $3,700 for such a “gold” brick in 1887. This all-too-common confidence scheme gave the name goldbrick to any swindle or fakery. Later, soldiers picked up the expression and used the phrase to goldbrick in its present meaning of avoiding work or shirking duty. The phrase is first recorded in 1914 in this sense, applied to army lieutenants appointed from civilian life.
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