英语词汇coming apart at the seams的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	coming apart at the seams
词源	coming apart at the seams; seamless. Seam, an Anglo-Saxon word, has been used figuratively since at least the 12th century. Chaucer wrote of “the semes of freenshippe,” Shakespeare of “the rough seames of the waters,” and Ben Jonson of “poor seam-rent fellows.” Similarly, coming apart at the seams de- scribes someone suffering from a mental or physical break- down. On the other hand, seamless means something perfectly consistent. See seamy side.
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