英语词汇scour的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

scour. To clean, polish, or clear an area of weeds. Abraham Lincoln used the word in a different way, a way which isn’t in the dictionaries anymore. Scour was a word he used to express the conviction that something lacked merit. After delivering the Gettysburg Address (1863) Lincoln turned to Ward Lamon and said “Lamon, that speech won’t scour! It is a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.” This of a two-minute speech that will live as long as there are speeches. As for the audience, they were simply too deeply stirred to react.

词汇	scour
词源	scour. To clean, polish, or clear an area of weeds. Abraham Lincoln used the word in a different way, a way which isn’t in the dictionaries anymore. Scour was a word he used to express the conviction that something lacked merit. After delivering the Gettysburg Address (1863) Lincoln turned to Ward Lamon and said “Lamon, that speech won’t scour! It is a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.” This of a two-minute speech that will live as long as there are speeches. As for the audience, they were simply too deeply stirred to react.
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