| 词汇 | the other half |
| 词源 | the other half. Reformer Jacob Riis, a Danish immigrant, popularized this synonym for the poor. Riis used the phrase as the title of his book How the Other Half Lives (1890), though he may not have invented it. Jacob Riis Park in New York’s Rocka- way Beach is named in his honor. |
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