英语词汇chouse的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

chouse. The word chouse, “to cheat or swindle,” is thought to derive from the Turkish chaush, for “an official messenger.” How the messenger became a swindler is an interesting story. It seems that in 1609 the English adventurer Sir Robert Shirley, who had been barred from his homeland, sent a Turkish mes- senger to England to transact business with Turkish and Per- sian merchants there. The messenger choused the merchants of 4,000 pounds and disappeared, the notoriety of his swindle leading to the coining of the word. However, this derivation is not certain because there are no contemporary records of the swindle.

词汇	chouse
词源	chouse. The word chouse, “to cheat or swindle,” is thought to derive from the Turkish chaush, for “an official messenger.” How the messenger became a swindler is an interesting story. It seems that in 1609 the English adventurer Sir Robert Shirley, who had been barred from his homeland, sent a Turkish mes- senger to England to transact business with Turkish and Per- sian merchants there. The messenger choused the merchants of 4,000 pounds and disappeared, the notoriety of his swindle leading to the coining of the word. However, this derivation is not certain because there are no contemporary records of the swindle.
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