英语词汇to the bitter end的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

to the bitter end. The first theory here is that death has al- ways been regarded as the bitter end, as in the phrase from Proverbs, “Her end is bitter as wormwood.” Poetically, then, any unpleasant final result, utter defeat or death would be the bitter end. But the anchor rope on early sailing vessels was at- tached to a device called the bitt, from which the anchor and anchor rope were paid out into the sea. The portion of the an- chor rope nearest the bitt was called the “bitter end.” There was no more anchor rope to be paid out after you came to the bitter end, and so you were at the end of your rope. This nautical ex- pression has become widely known and so has at least helped to perpetuate the expression.

词汇	to the bitter end
词源	to the bitter end. The first theory here is that death has al- ways been regarded as the bitter end, as in the phrase from Proverbs, “Her end is bitter as wormwood.” Poetically, then, any unpleasant final result, utter defeat or death would be the bitter end. But the anchor rope on early sailing vessels was at- tached to a device called the bitt, from which the anchor and anchor rope were paid out into the sea. The portion of the an- chor rope nearest the bitt was called the “bitter end.” There was no more anchor rope to be paid out after you came to the bitter end, and so you were at the end of your rope. This nautical ex- pression has become widely known and so has at least helped to perpetuate the expression.
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