英语词汇charm string的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	charm string
词源	charm string. Buttons displayed on a string like a necklace. According to the Miami Herald, at the turn of the century: “Young girls . . . sometimes collected buttons or received them as gifts. They would be strung and counted. Supposedly when the girl reached 999 buttons, her final prize would be Prince Charming, who would come and take her away and they would live happily ever after.”
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