英语词汇hush-hush operation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hush-hush operation. Hush! an exclamatory demand for si- lence, has been recorded as far back as 1350 and is still heard, especially in libraries and other public places, though some- what old-fashioned. Hush-hush didn’t come into the language until World War I to describe something top secret or confi- dential, such as a hush-hush operation or a hush-hush investi- gation. In fact, the first printed reference to the term is found in 1916 when someone wrote of “hush-hush tanks” being devel- oped by the British.

词汇	hush-hush operation
词源	hush-hush operation. Hush! an exclamatory demand for si- lence, has been recorded as far back as 1350 and is still heard, especially in libraries and other public places, though some- what old-fashioned. Hush-hush didn’t come into the language until World War I to describe something top secret or confi- dential, such as a hush-hush operation or a hush-hush investi- gation. In fact, the first printed reference to the term is found in 1916 when someone wrote of “hush-hush tanks” being devel- oped by the British.
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