英语词汇blunderbuss的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	blunderbuss
词源	blunderbuss. The Dutch gave the name dunderbluss (“thun- der tube”) to this short musket with a wide bore and expanded muzzle, which they used to scatter shots at close range. But the English, who adopted it in the 17th century, soon learned that it was an erratic weapon, changed its name to blunderbuss, and applied the word to “a blundering, stupid person” as well.
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