英语词汇hand over fist的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hand over fist. Seamen reached the rigging on old sailing ships by climbing hand over hand up a thick rope—a skill sail- ors prided themselves on—and when sails were hoisted, the same hand over hand technique prevailed, just as it did when ropes or even fish were hauled in. American seamen in the 19th century changed this expression to the more descriptive hand over fist, which shows one fist clenching a rope and a loose hand passing over it to make another fist on the rope, etc. The rapid ascent on the ropes and the act of hauling in nets soon suggested someone rising rapidly in the business world and hauling in money, which is what we still mean when we say someone is making money hand over fist.

词汇	hand over fist
词源	hand over fist. Seamen reached the rigging on old sailing ships by climbing hand over hand up a thick rope—a skill sail- ors prided themselves on—and when sails were hoisted, the same hand over hand technique prevailed, just as it did when ropes or even fish were hauled in. American seamen in the 19th century changed this expression to the more descriptive hand over fist, which shows one fist clenching a rope and a loose hand passing over it to make another fist on the rope, etc. The rapid ascent on the ropes and the act of hauling in nets soon suggested someone rising rapidly in the business world and hauling in money, which is what we still mean when we say someone is making money hand over fist.
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