英语词汇hit on all six的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hit on all six. In the early days of motor cars this phrase was hitting on all fours, referring of course to the four cylin- ders of automobiles and meaning that all the pistons in the cylinders were hitting, or firing, perfectly. With bigger cars came the expression hitting on all six, and though engines got even bigger, the expression never exceeded this number. Most sources have the expression as hitting on all six today, but mostly I’ve heard it as hitting on all sixes to describe any good performance.

词汇	hit on all six
词源	hit on all six. In the early days of motor cars this phrase was hitting on all fours, referring of course to the four cylin- ders of automobiles and meaning that all the pistons in the cylinders were hitting, or firing, perfectly. With bigger cars came the expression hitting on all six, and though engines got even bigger, the expression never exceeded this number. Most sources have the expression as hitting on all six today, but mostly I’ve heard it as hitting on all sixes to describe any good performance.
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