英语词汇the dole的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the dole
词源	the dole. Since 1911, when the National Insurance Act be- came law, the British have used the dole (from Old English dal, share, and a later meaning of a charitable contribution) to mean a state unemployment benefit: “He lives on the dole.” Ameri- cans usually call such state payments “unemployment checks,” “welfare,” or “family assistance,” among other things, but dole does have limited usage in the U.S., most often in a disparaging way.
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