英语词汇oslerize的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

oslerize. In a widely reported speech, Canadian-born physi- cian Sir William Osler (1849–1919) opined that all business and professional men should retire at 60. He mentioned An- thony Trollope’s novel The Fixed Period, the plot of which “hinges upon the admirable scheme . . . into which at 60 men retired for a year of contemplation before a peaceful departure by chloroform.” Generally misinterpreted in the press, Osler’s plan enraged more than half of the population when his plan was interpreted as meaning that all men over 60 should be put to death as useless. His scheme actually provided for retirement at 60 on a generous pension, but the misconception prevailed and from 1905 on to oslerize implied just the opposite of “life begins at 40.” It is interesting to note that Dr. Osler made some of his most valuable scientific contributions after he turned 60, his proposed date for compulsory retirement.

词汇	oslerize
词源	oslerize. In a widely reported speech, Canadian-born physi- cian Sir William Osler (1849–1919) opined that all business and professional men should retire at 60. He mentioned An- thony Trollope’s novel The Fixed Period, the plot of which “hinges upon the admirable scheme . . . into which at 60 men retired for a year of contemplation before a peaceful departure by chloroform.” Generally misinterpreted in the press, Osler’s plan enraged more than half of the population when his plan was interpreted as meaning that all men over 60 should be put to death as useless. His scheme actually provided for retirement at 60 on a generous pension, but the misconception prevailed and from 1905 on to oslerize implied just the opposite of “life begins at 40.” It is interesting to note that Dr. Osler made some of his most valuable scientific contributions after he turned 60, his proposed date for compulsory retirement.
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