| 词汇 | calamity jane |
| 词源 | Calamity Jane. Those who tried to outshoot Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary Burke, 1852–1903) brought calamity upon themselves. The legendary markswoman’s nom de guerre came to mean a woman who predicts or suffers calamity. It also describes the queen of spades (long associated with death) in poker. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。