英语词汇hijack的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hijack
词源	hijack. Back in Prohibition days, the story goes, criminals who robbed trucks of their loads of whiskey commanded their drivers to “Stick ’em up high, Jack!” or “Up high, Jack!” From their command they were called highjackers, then hijackers, and the word hijack became part of the language. Another explanation is that the crooks pretended to be friends of the drivers, calling out “Hi, Jack!”
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