英语词汇towering rage etc的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	towering rage etc
词源	towering rage, etc. Towering in all such phrases derives from a term in falconry. Castle watchtowers were the tallest struc- tures in the Middle Ages, so high-flying hawks were said “to tower.” Towering ambition is thus, ambition that is beyond ordi- nary bounds, as high as the towering of a hawk. Towering rage or passion could both be explained in the same way, rage or passion mounting to its highest point, but there is an added di- mension that strengthens the phrases. When a falcon “towers” she hovers at the height of her ascent searching for prey, is ready to swoop down on her victim.
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