| 词汇 | paper tiger |
| 词源 | paper tiger. Someone who appears much more ferocious and formidable than he or she is. The term was invented by com- munist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung (1893–1976), who used it to describe the U.S. Mao is also remembered for the Mao jacket, a plain, high-collared, shirtless jacket customarily worn by him and the many Chinese who emulated him. |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词源词典收录了13259条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。