英语词汇noble science的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	noble science
词源	noble science. A euphemism for “boxing” dating back to the 19th century, when aristocrats like the poet Lord Byron took boxing lessons from pugilists and the ability to box was requi- site for a nobleman. Boxing was also dubbed “the manly art of self-defense” at the time.
随便看	liger light a fire under light colonel lightning/lightning bug lightning never strikes twice lightning pilot light on a bush lightship lightweight like a duck like a hot knife through butter like a house on fire like all get out like a shot out of hell like father like son like grand central station like herding cats like in macy-s window like it or lump it like lemmings like looking for maidenheads like pigs in clover like poundin’ sand in a rat hole like rats deserting a sinking ship like the curate-s egg

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