英语词汇clay pigeon的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

clay pigeon. George Ligowsky of Cincinnati, Ohio, was in spirit an early conservationist who deplored the practice of us- ing live birds in target shooting. One afternoon while watching boys skipping flat stones over the surface of a pond, he got the idea of making a clay target that could be released and shot at in place of pigeons or other birds. Ligowsky patented his inven- tion in 1881, calling them flying targets, but because they usu- ally took the place of pigeons, they quickly came to be called clay pigeons. Since then, for obvious reasons, clay pigeons has also become widespread American slang for an easy target, someone who is easily duped, a sucker.

词汇	clay pigeon
词源	clay pigeon. George Ligowsky of Cincinnati, Ohio, was in spirit an early conservationist who deplored the practice of us- ing live birds in target shooting. One afternoon while watching boys skipping flat stones over the surface of a pond, he got the idea of making a clay target that could be released and shot at in place of pigeons or other birds. Ligowsky patented his inven- tion in 1881, calling them flying targets, but because they usu- ally took the place of pigeons, they quickly came to be called clay pigeons. Since then, for obvious reasons, clay pigeons has also become widespread American slang for an easy target, someone who is easily duped, a sucker.
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