英语词汇throw someone a curve的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	throw someone a curve
词源	throw someone a curve. If you surprise someone in a nega- tive way, deceive or mislead or ask a tricky question, you are throwing someone a curve. The expression has its roots in the curve pitch of baseball, which comes directly toward the batter and then breaks away, often surprising or tricking him. The first recorded mention of a curveball in baseball is 1874, but the pitch was introduced by Hall of Famer William Arthur “Candy” Cummings.
随便看	branch water brand brand-new brand of villain brandy brass brass ankle brass monkey brass tacks brave as a badger brave heart brawl brazen brazen guts brazil bread bread and circuses bread crumbs breadfruit breadline bread or toast never falls but on its buttered side breadwinner break break a butterfly on the wheel break a leg

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。