英语词汇seamy side of life的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

seamy side of life. The worst, most degraded side of life. This expression appears to have been suggested by the under- side of clothing, where the crude seams, rough edges, and coarseness of the material shows, but another theory holds that the inspiration comes from carpets and tapestries, where the seams or threads of the pattern are visible on the under- side. Shakespeare was the first to record the phrase, in Othello, where Iago’s wife Emilia says that her husband’s wit has been turned “the seam side without” by someone who has made him suspect her of adultery with the Moor. See coming apart at the seams.

词汇	seamy side of life
词源	seamy side of life. The worst, most degraded side of life. This expression appears to have been suggested by the under- side of clothing, where the crude seams, rough edges, and coarseness of the material shows, but another theory holds that the inspiration comes from carpets and tapestries, where the seams or threads of the pattern are visible on the under- side. Shakespeare was the first to record the phrase, in Othello, where Iago’s wife Emilia says that her husband’s wit has been turned “the seam side without” by someone who has made him suspect her of adultery with the Moor. See coming apart at the seams.
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