英语词汇penny-ante的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	penny-ante
词源	penny-ante. Penny-ante for anything or anyone of small importance is a figurative use of the poker term penny-ante meaning a poker game in which the ante, the first bet in the pot, is only a penny. The term dates back to mid-19th-century America.
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