英语词汇sticky wicket的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

sticky wicket. A sticky wicket is a difficult or awkward situa- tion that calls for delicate handling, and this 1920s British ex- pression still has some currency in the U.S. as a humorous term. It comes from the phrase bat at a sticky wicket, meaning to contend with great difficulties, which has its origins in crick- et. In cricket a sticky wicket (goal) literally means that the ground around a wicket is soggy because of recent, heavy rain. This condition doesn’t allow the ball to bounce well, making things difficult for the players trying to field it.

词汇	sticky wicket
词源	sticky wicket. A sticky wicket is a difficult or awkward situa- tion that calls for delicate handling, and this 1920s British ex- pression still has some currency in the U.S. as a humorous term. It comes from the phrase bat at a sticky wicket, meaning to contend with great difficulties, which has its origins in crick- et. In cricket a sticky wicket (goal) literally means that the ground around a wicket is soggy because of recent, heavy rain. This condition doesn’t allow the ball to bounce well, making things difficult for the players trying to field it.
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