英语词汇oh diamond diamond的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	oh diamond diamond
词源	Oh, Diamond, Diamond . . . There is a legend that Sir Isaac Newton’s little dog Diamond knocked over a candle on his master’s desk and started a fire that destroyed records of many years of research and scientific experiments. On seeing the dis- aster, Newton is said to have exclaimed, “Oh, Diamond, Dia- mond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done!” See alsonewton’s apple.
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