英语词汇sprain one-s ankle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sprain one-s ankle
词源	sprain one’s ankle. A euphemism meaning “to have been se- duced.” Rarely, if ever, heard today, it was coined in the late 18th century and was a popular euphemism in Victorian times. The French have a similar term.
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