英语词汇strike的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

strike. Though workers had certainly refused to work on oc- casion before 1768, the word strike is first recorded in that year, when British seamen threatened to strike (take down) the sails on their ships and cease all work until what they called their grievances were settled. This they did, and a new word entered the language. In reference to a sudden stroke of luck or success, the term strike is first recorded during the California gold rush to mean a find of gold, and was often called a lucky strike or a big strike by those who struck it rich.

词汇	strike
词源	strike. Though workers had certainly refused to work on oc- casion before 1768, the word strike is first recorded in that year, when British seamen threatened to strike (take down) the sails on their ships and cease all work until what they called their grievances were settled. This they did, and a new word entered the language. In reference to a sudden stroke of luck or success, the term strike is first recorded during the California gold rush to mean a find of gold, and was often called a lucky strike or a big strike by those who struck it rich.
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