英语词汇iron men and wooden ships的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	iron men and wooden ships
词源	iron men and wooden ships. Old salts used to say this of the old days: “When I went to sea there were iron men and wooden ships; now there are iron ships and wooden men.” The phrase probably dates back to the 18th century.
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