英语词汇gung ho的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

gung ho. Gung ho means “work together” in Chinese, but af- ter Carlson’s Raiders, the 2nd Marine Raider Division com- manded by Lt. Colonel Evans F. Carlson, a veteran of the China campaign, adopted the expression as their slogan in World War II, it took on a different meaning. Carlson’s Raiders were a re- markably brave, loyal, and enthusiastic band, so gung ho came to describe these qualities. Yet when noncombat marines and soldiers displayed the same enthusiasm in picayune matters such as white-glove inspections, gung ho was disparagingly ap- plied to them, resulting in its present meaning of overzealousness.

词汇	gung ho
词源	gung ho. Gung ho means “work together” in Chinese, but af- ter Carlson’s Raiders, the 2nd Marine Raider Division com- manded by Lt. Colonel Evans F. Carlson, a veteran of the China campaign, adopted the expression as their slogan in World War II, it took on a different meaning. Carlson’s Raiders were a re- markably brave, loyal, and enthusiastic band, so gung ho came to describe these qualities. Yet when noncombat marines and soldiers displayed the same enthusiasm in picayune matters such as white-glove inspections, gung ho was disparagingly ap- plied to them, resulting in its present meaning of overzealousness.
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