英语词汇hue and cry的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hue and cry. For at least 600 years, up until the 19th century, hue and cry was the legal name in England for the outcry of someone who had been robbed, someone calling “with horn and with voice” for others to join in the chase after the thief. Hue is from the Old French huer, “to shout,” and may have meant in ancient times the sound of a horn as well, while the cry was probably “Stop thief!” or something similar. In any case, the clamor that attended such chases (any man who refused to join in could be punished under the law) led to hue and cry becom- ing a synonym for any public clamor, protest, or alarm.

词汇	hue and cry
词源	hue and cry. For at least 600 years, up until the 19th century, hue and cry was the legal name in England for the outcry of someone who had been robbed, someone calling “with horn and with voice” for others to join in the chase after the thief. Hue is from the Old French huer, “to shout,” and may have meant in ancient times the sound of a horn as well, while the cry was probably “Stop thief!” or something similar. In any case, the clamor that attended such chases (any man who refused to join in could be punished under the law) led to hue and cry becom- ing a synonym for any public clamor, protest, or alarm.
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