英语词汇the four hundred的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the four hundred
词源	the Four Hundred. Society columnist Ward McAllister coined this term in 1889, when he claimed only 400 people formed New York City’s high society. The old story says “400” was chosen because Mrs. Astor’s ballroom held only that number, but the truth is that she often invited twice that many people to parties held there. See four million.
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