英语词汇carte blanche的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

carte blanche. Cartes blanches is the plural, if anyone dares use it. The phrase simply means “white paper” in French and originated as a military term referring to unconditional surrender—a defeated government signing a blank sheet of pa- per on which the victor could write whatever terms he pleased. The phrase has been commonly used in English since the be- ginning of the 18th century, soon after which the expression took on its fuller meaning, by extension, of unconditional au- thority, total discretionary power.

词汇	carte blanche
词源	carte blanche. Cartes blanches is the plural, if anyone dares use it. The phrase simply means “white paper” in French and originated as a military term referring to unconditional surrender—a defeated government signing a blank sheet of pa- per on which the victor could write whatever terms he pleased. The phrase has been commonly used in English since the be- ginning of the 18th century, soon after which the expression took on its fuller meaning, by extension, of unconditional au- thority, total discretionary power.
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