英语词汇haymaker的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

haymaker. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett used this colorful ex- pression for a heavy, swinging blow, usually a knockout, in his autobiography The Roar of the Crowd (1925). It originated a decade or so earlier, in about 1910, and was popularized by radio boxing announcers. The term probably derives from the slang expression to make hay, “to take full advantage of one’s opportunities,” and the hay, “sleep or unconsciousness.” The idea of a worker swinging a scythe while haymaking is also suggested.

词汇	haymaker
词源	haymaker. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett used this colorful ex- pression for a heavy, swinging blow, usually a knockout, in his autobiography The Roar of the Crowd (1925). It originated a decade or so earlier, in about 1910, and was popularized by radio boxing announcers. The term probably derives from the slang expression to make hay, “to take full advantage of one’s opportunities,” and the hay, “sleep or unconsciousness.” The idea of a worker swinging a scythe while haymaking is also suggested.
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