英语词汇paper chase的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

paper chase. Thanks to a film and television series about the trials of Harvard Law School, the paper chase has since the late 1970s had currency as a synonym for the hectic, often self- defeating chase after good grades in school as a means for advancement in life. The phrase apparently derives from the ancient game of hares and hounds, also called the paper chase, in which some players (hares) start off in advance on a long run scattering pieces of paper called “the scent” behind them, with the other players (hounds) following the trail and trying to catch the hares before they reach a designated place.

词汇	paper chase
词源	paper chase. Thanks to a film and television series about the trials of Harvard Law School, the paper chase has since the late 1970s had currency as a synonym for the hectic, often self- defeating chase after good grades in school as a means for advancement in life. The phrase apparently derives from the ancient game of hares and hounds, also called the paper chase, in which some players (hares) start off in advance on a long run scattering pieces of paper called “the scent” behind them, with the other players (hounds) following the trail and trying to catch the hares before they reach a designated place.
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