英语词汇connect the dots的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

connect the dots. To make a coherent picture out of a mass of information. The phrase seems to have been suggested by children’s coloring books in which the kids consecutively con- nect a series of numbered dots and then color the resulting pic- ture. The game dates back even before that to a game popular with children in the late 19th century. In the controversy about possible warnings of the 9/11 terrorist attack, government agencies were accused of failing to connect the dots, that is, not putting the information they had together and preventing the tragedy.

词汇	connect the dots
词源	connect the dots. To make a coherent picture out of a mass of information. The phrase seems to have been suggested by children’s coloring books in which the kids consecutively con- nect a series of numbered dots and then color the resulting pic- ture. The game dates back even before that to a game popular with children in the late 19th century. In the controversy about possible warnings of the 9/11 terrorist attack, government agencies were accused of failing to connect the dots, that is, not putting the information they had together and preventing the tragedy.
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